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Sequence of the Sub-Prime crisis: 1. US Housing Market Collapse. 2. Bank distress: US-Europe-ROW. 3. Stock Market Crash. 4. Economic Recession. 5. Sovereign Debt Crisis .….. . The strongest crisis since 1929? The same causes, the same errors ? Where do we go?.
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Sequence of the Sub-Prime crisis: 1. US Housing Market Collapse. 2. Bank distress: US-Europe-ROW. 3. Stock Market Crash. 4. Economic Recession. 5. Sovereign Debt Crisis .….. Studium general - 06/10/2011
The strongest crisis since 1929? The same causes, the same errors ? Where do we go? Studium general - 06/10/2011
1 - What is a financial crisis? 2 - The origins of the crises. 3 - Crisis Mutation 4 - The Current crisis. 5 - A European Crisis Studium general - 06/10/2011
1- What is a financial crisis? 1. Wikipedia: ” Situation, when money demand exceeds money supply” . Temporary event . Liquidity problem. • Frederic Mishkin: ”Nonlinear disruption,..., so that financial markets are unable to channel funds to those with the most productive investment opportunities.” . Several markets involved . Role of the banking sector . Jumps ! Speculative attacks Studium general - 06/10/2011
Stock marketscrisis • Currencycrisis • Bankingcrisis • Sovereigndebtcrisis … Food crisis, Politicalcrisis Studium general - 06/10/2011
Financial Crisis: a growing and more severe problem for the world economies ? No,…. - Globalization leads to a better risk diversification. - Better economic education. - More efficient prudential rules (Basle). - Information better widespread. Studium general - 06/10/2011
Yeah,…. - Capital highly mobile. - Financial products (hedge,..) have widespread the risk but not removed it. Studium general - 06/10/2011
2- The origins of the financial crises . Fundamental based crises Macro- and Micro fundamentals. Studium general - 06/10/2011
. Non-fundamental-based crises - Self-fulfilling propheties. - Contagion - Moral hazard. Studium general - 06/10/2011
3- Crisis mutation .Flood and Garber (1984) – Currency Crisis - Economic relationships (UIP, PPP,..) on flows - But also accounting relationship extracted from the central bank balance sheet. R + DC = Ms A crisis occurs when R=0 . Studium general - 06/10/2011
.Balance sheet Approach (Rosemberg at al. 2005) Studium general - 06/10/2011
. The subprime crisis explained via the BSA. Real estate bubble – non-financial BS Then financial sector BS --- Banking crisis Then Government BS --- Sovereign debt crisis Then…. Resurgence banking, currency,.. Studium general - 06/10/2011
.Empirical analyses. - From currency to banking crisis: Glick-Hutchinson (1995), Bordo et al. (2001),.. - From banking to sovereign debt: Reinhart-Rogoff (2009) Candelon-Palm (2010) Studium general - 06/10/2011
4- The Current crisis History 1/ - Business cycle turning point in early 2007. - Real estate bubble explodes. - Financial institutions faced liquidity problem (Northern Rock, Bear Stearn, Freddy Mac, Fanny Mae,…) - Bankruptcy of Lehman brothers. Sept 15th, 2008 - Systemic Banking crisis Studium general - 06/10/2011
- Irrational reaction of stock markets, which crashed. - Several financial institutions in Europe faced liquidity problems (fortis, dexia,..). Nobody believe anymore in the IFS. - Uncoordinated reaction of governments (Paulson’s plan, recapitalization, nationalization) - G20 meeting to restore credibility. Studium general - 06/10/2011
History 2/ - Real economy collapse since 2009. - Public finance, austerity measures. - Greek default. - Distress of the €, banking sector weakness,.. Studium general - 06/10/2011
The origins of the crisis 1- . Business cycle turnpike. . Bad banking management and governance: Scandals ( SoG, CL,..), not enough diversification, too complex financial products. Studium general - 06/10/2011
The crisis becomes irrational with the bankruptcy of Lehman brothers. Why? Incoherent political reaction (Paulson’s plan by the US congress, or the absence of coordinated EU reaction) Studium general - 06/10/2011
The origins of the crisis 2- . Bad macroeconomic fundamentals (important debt, global disequilibrium) . Political incompetences leading to a status quo (on financial regulation –CRA-, on decisions,..) - . Procyclical fiscal policies (banking safety plans,..) Studium general - 06/10/2011
Political Crisis (in particular Europe ) The markets and investors do not believe anymore politicians Studium general - 06/10/2011
What is the situation in October 2011? . Financial markets: quiet until July 2011, loose more than 25% last 3 months… . Sovereign bonds markets: extremely huge spreads for Greece, Italy -- unsustainable Studium general - 06/10/2011
. Real Markets- Disastrous GDP growth at 0%. Unemployment increases. Debt level and budget deficit will still deteriorate with austerity – Deflation is around the corner Studium general - 06/10/2011
5- the European crisis . From a Banking crisis to a sovereign debt crisis. . From a sovereign debt to a currency crisis (to the end of € ?). . From a sovereign debt to a political crisis Studium general - 06/10/2011
. 2009. Loss of Credibility in the European Area. Sovereign Debt crisis . 2010. Threat on the euro (will it still exist in this form?) and depreciation with respect to the US$ Currency crisis ? banking crisis (Dexia) ? ---- vicious circle ? Studium general - 06/10/2011
Sovereign debt crisis ? Studium general - 06/10/2011
. French and German banks highly involved In PIIGS BIS (2009) Studium general - 06/10/2011
Depreciation of the Euro vis a vis of other currencies is the next step, if Euro still exist… Studium general - 06/10/2011
Policy recommendations: - Fiscal Policy (SGP and its implementation, the ESF and fiscal federalism). Avoid deflation.. - Monetary Policy: Role of the ECB (not quasi fiscal operations). - Exchange rate stabilization: A Future for Euro? - Debt restructuration(Greece) – exit option. Studium general - 06/10/2011
Political Decisions have to be quickly taken .Within Europe: Eurobonds, restructuration of the Greek debt, fiscal policy coordination,.. .In the world: Intervention of the BIRC, IMF,... For a new world order. Studium general - 06/10/2011
Conclusions My vision of the future: Pessimistic • 2012: election year – expect no courageous political decision. • On the edge of deflation (brain drain,..) • Crisis almost out of control. Studium general - 06/10/2011