The Bank likes a good graph, and so do we. Thankfully the full copy of the half-yearly Financial Stability Report has now arrived.
Our favourites:
Balance sheets bulge…
… but the funding gap grows…
..leading to recent volatility..
… and a hike in the price of protection.
A race to the bottom…
…and a refusal to lend.
Here’s a novel depiction of Britain’s banks.
2 + 20, -50 = ??
A couple of long-term perspectives.
Related links:
Full gallery available here – BoE
Further instability possible, Bank says – FT