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The Eurozone Financial Crisis
Presented By:Shardul Churi
Satish Chavan
Namita Mahtre
Jaydip RavalAsha Tilwani
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The Eurozone Financial Crisis
Transmission from the United States
Housing Price Bubble and Collapse
Financial Market Freeze and Collapse
Policy Response Support for Financial Sector
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy Effect of the Euro Currency Zone
Greeces Problems
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Transmission from United States
US Housing Bubble created by
Low interest rates
Lax regulation of sub-prime mortgages with
adjustable rates, two year teaser rates Securitization of mortgages, sold to unwary
buyers as highly rated
US Bubble popped when
Interest rates rose in 2006, housing prices fell
Subprime mortgages and securities defaulted
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European Crisis Began Later
US Housing Prices peaked in late 2006
European Housing Prices peaked a year later
Financial Crisis struck Europe & US at same time,
August 2007, after Bear, Stearns, Fannie Mae &Freddie Mac taken over with US Governmentassistance in April and July of 2007
International credit markets froze up in August 2007
when subprime based hedge funds collapsed inEurope and US. No longer able to borrow short-termfunds, banks faced much higher risk premia
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Why did the Crisis Spread?
Subprime Debt Obligations made in USA held around theworld caused global financial shock.
Housing bubbles burst in UK , Ireland, Spain as well as US.
Failure of Lehman Bros in September 2007 caused massive
panic over counterparty risk. AIG required $180 billionbailout to cover Credit Default Swaps, insurance againstbond defaults underwritten without reserves.
Stress on banks around the world led to shrinking creditavailability. Shadow off-balance-sheet banking sector
collapsed as short-term funding vanished. Falling demand spread from US to all countries; as US
imports dropped, other countries exports fell.
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European Financial Institutions under
Stress
BNP-Paribas forced to close funds in August 2007
UK bank Northern Rock taken over by government
German state banks IKB, WestLB, BayernLB and
SachsenLB bailed out by government
Irish banks given government deposit guarantees
Switzerland injects funds into UBS
Icelands banks unable to roll over short termborrowing, default on deposits of foreigners
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Monetary Policy Response by
European Central Bank (ECB)
ECB injected liquidity into European banks
unable to obtain short-term funds in market.
Federal Reserve used Euro-dollar swaps to
make dollars available to ECB to lend to banks.
ECB did not lower interest rates until October
2008 because of its focus on inflation.
Euro fell against the dollar due to safe haven
flight to US Treasury securities.
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Fiscal Policy Responses to Recession
Automatic Stabilizers of falling taxes, rising
welfare and unemployment payments kick in
as incomes fall and unemployment rises.
Discretionary Fiscal Stimulus enacted in most
countries, depending on their fiscal positions.
European countries limited by Stability and
Growth Pact to 3% fiscal deficits, except in
time of exceptional economic distress.
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The Role of the Euro
Previous economic crises in Europe have led
to large devaluations of currencies.
Within eurozone, single currency prevents
devaluation , provides automatic financial
support through capital markets.
Non-euro currencies depreciated sharply in
2008, British pound sterling, Swedish kronor,
Polish zloty, Hungarian forint.
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Greeces Financial Problems
Since joining the euro, Greece has had higher
inflation than other Eurozone members.
Greece has also increased debt faster than others
to finance generous public sector pay, welfare, andretirement benefits, while collecting a lower share
in taxes due to widespread tax evasion.
As a result, Greek goods have become increasinglyexpensive and uncompetitive, causing loss of
market share and further reducing revenues.
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Conclusions
Cautious Eurozone response to Financial Crisis Interest rate policy reaction delayed: concentration on
inflation target
Fiscal policy reaction muted: Stability & Growth Pact
Common currency members avoided largedevaluations and foreign currency debt.
European governments have tried to act together, notalways successfully.
Limited impact of falling exports due to extensiveinternal trade relationships.
Greece facing difficult adjustment problems, Europeanbanks avoiding losses on Greek bonds.