http://www.zerohedge.com/news/dollar-libor-market-hints-credit-agricole-
was-bank-x
66x leverage?!
Excerpt:
And given Credit Agricole’s 2nd worst position on Bloomberg’s Tangible Common Equity Ratio screen (behind Landesbank Berlin no less), it is hardly surprising that the giant French bank is suffering. At 66x leverage, it is perhaps no wonder the massive French bank was willing to pay up to 13bps more for 3M USD than the average Libor in early November, and still 7bps more (around a 15% premium). As an aside, the whining out of Deutsche Bank this morning (to be discussed shortly) that “using the swap lines is not stigmata” is perhaps understandable considering their position in the “weakest TCE Ratio” screen is third worst, just behind CA.
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