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Bank regulations cannot prevent a crisis of confidence

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INT

Recent events show that higher rates and crashing confidence can push well-capitalised banks to crisis quickly

Non-bank finance faultlines may fuel explosive crises

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INT

Non-bank financial entities hold half of financial assets, are highly leveraged, and are far less regulated than banks

Lone US Fed dove raises concerns about orderly QE exit

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INTERNATIONAL

At the Federal Reserve meeting, Neel Kashkari voted no change and raised concern about the quantitative easing exit

Debt burden hangs over China's economic future

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CHINA

Concerns are mounting about the level of corporate debt in China's economy

A China crisis is bigger systemic threat than markets

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INT

China’s influence on the global real economy is a bigger risk than events in fragile Italy, Turkey and Argentina

Resisting reform will make Greece the bailout laggard

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EUROPE

Ireland, Cyprus, Spain have left Greece well behind in emerging from crisis and Portugal has outperformed it since 2012

Ghost of crises past raises Argentine vulnerability

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ARGENTINA

Both domestic and international investors are easily shaken by economic tremors in crisis-prone Argentina

Africans will increase digital payment use

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AFRICA

Digital transactions are on the rise, even where internet access lags

Pride and politics will push Turkey to recession

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TURKEY

A sudden deterioration in US-Turkish relations has plunged Turkey into a debt and liquidity crisis

Turkey to flirt with crisis despite its net trade boom

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TURKEY

Erdogan’s export-led GDP policy has supported five quarters of 6%+ GDP growth, but the lira has plunged since September