Fortis Bank predicts US Financial market meltdown within weeks

American 'meltdown' reason for money injection Fortis.

28th of June, 9:10
BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM - Fortis expects a complete collapse of the US financial markets within a few days to weeks. That explains, according to Fortis, the series of interventions of last Thursday to retrieve € 8 billion. "We have been saved just in time. The situation in the US is much worse than we thought", says Fortis chairman Maurice Lippens. Fortis expects bankruptcies amongst 6000 American banks which have a small coverage currently. But also Citigroup, General Motors, there is starting a complete meltdown in the US"


Original press release:

VOTRON BLIJFT AAN NA GOLF VAN KRITIEK

Amerikaanse ’meltdown’ reden geldinjectie Fortis

28 Jun 08, 09:10
door onze correspondent
BRUSSEL/AMSTERDAM (DFT) - Fortis rekent binnen enkele dagen tot weken op het volledig instorten van de Amerikaanse financiële markten. Dat verklaart volgens de bankverzekeraar de serie ingrepen van donderdag om zich met €8 miljard te versterken. „We zijn op het nippertje gereed. Het gaat in de Verenigde Staten veel slechter dan gedacht”, zegt Fortis-chairman Maurice Lippens, die volhoudt dat topman Votron aanblijft. Fortis verwacht faillissementen onder 6000 Amerikaanse banken die nu weinig dekking hebben. „Maar ook Citigroup, General Motors, er begint een complete meltdown in de VS.” ....[more]

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[Baldur Fjölnisson, 28.6.2008 kl. 18:53]

http://www.dft.nl/bedrijven/fortis/4339542/Amerikaanse__rsquo_meltdown_rsquo__reden_geldinjectie_Fortis.html

Ég vil endurtaka það sem ég sagði í fyrra bloggi að það eru sterkar líkur á að hlutabréfamarkaðurinn hér falli um amk. 10% á næstunni og haldi hann ekki 4000 (mikilvægt tæknilegt support) má fara að athuga 3000-3500 og þá jafnframt væntanleg mjög stór gjaldþrot og í framhaldi af þeim erlenda gjörgæslu ríkissjóðs og seðlabanka. Góðar stundir.