Deutsche Bank leads new worry about lenders' credit risk
Falling energy prices pose risk of big losses to investors already concerned about profit declines at banks and inability to repay debt
New York
INVESTORS are starting to worry about more than just profit declines at the biggest banks. They are increasingly concerned about their ability to repay their debt.
A prime example can be found in Deutsche Bank, which is struggling in the face of falling debt-trading profits and an unclear strategy for increasing income. And investors have yet one more thing to worry about: Souring energy prices pose a risk for substantial losses.
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