Monday, March 31, 2008

Slow Motion Train Wreck

How long the Fed can keep the train on the tracks remains to be seen but I agree with Sedacca that it might not be too long. Capital impairments are simply too high, and the combination of rising unemployment, imploding commercial real estate, and homeowners walking away will be too much for lenders to handle. One or more major banks and broker dealers in addition to Bear Stearns will not survive the coming train wreck.
Citigroup, Merrill, Morgan Stanley, Lehman?

Apture