While we, in shipping, focus daily on the macro picture, primarily the world economy and micro data, such as commodity prices, steel production, oil prices, charter rates, etc, in order to gauge what is happening, it may well be that the health of our industry is, for the moment, more directly correlated to the condition of the banking industry, particularly in light of the supply side issue. While the capital markets have filled a void in the availability of capital in the interim, the question remains as to whether the banks will be back and if so when?
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Tags: · Bank of America, Citigroup, FBR Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Paul Miller
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