The 5 Best and Worst Performing Foreign Banks YTD

With less than two weeks remaining this year, its time to take a quick look at the performance of foreign bank stocks. In this post, let me list the five best and worst performing foreign bank ADRs. The 5 Best Performing Foreign Bank Stocks YTD: 1.Banco Macro (BMA) Country: Argentina YTD Change: 171% 2.Woori Finance …

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Which Foreign Banks Have Large Exposures to Dubai World?

According to WSJ, European Banks’ UAE Exposure Totals $83.7 Billion. The breakdown is as follows: UK banks = $49.5B French banks = $11.3B German banks = $10.2B Dutch banks = $4.7B Swiss banks = $4.3B Italian and Belgian banks = $3.2B The British banks that have large exposure to Dubai World are:  HSBC Holdings (HBC), …

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