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2016-07-19 — zerohedge.com
"Burden-sharing by shareholders and subordinated creditors as a prerequisite for the authorization, by the commission, of state aid to a bank with a shortfall is not contrary to EU law," according to the EU Court of Justice. The Luxembourg-based court's decision is binding and can't be appealed. The European Commission, which checks whether state aid violates EU rules, welcomed the ruling, which it said "confirms the commission's current case practice and application of EU state aid rules to the banking sector." The ruling also made the case for a bailout as opposed to a bail in more difficult and Italian banks dropped after the decision with Banca Monte dei Paschi declining as much as 7.1%. UniCredit SpA slipped 3.2% in early trading, while Intesa Sanpaolo SpA decreased 2.5%.Â
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As a result, some wondered if the hopium inspired rally is finally coming to an end: "The market is taking a pause," said Tony Farnham, a strategist at Paterson Securities in Sydney. "There isn't much of a catalyst out there. People are starting to question if there's still value in the market following the post-Brexit rally."
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