Links: 2009-02-21

Frustrated savers are turning their backs on banks – Irish, Business – Independent.ie

UBS warns of dire consequences from U.S. tax battle | Reuters

Soros sees no bottom for world financial collapse | Reuters

German ‘bad bank’ in Dublin adds to Irish concerns – National Post

FT.com – ECB warns Germany against EU bail-out

BBC NEWS | Business | Stanford bank in Antigua seized

Keine Banken-Verstaatlichung in Italien – derStandard.at

PJB: The Long Retreat | Patrick J. Buchanan – Official Website

FT.com – US bank shares near 17-year lows

naked capitalism: Aggressive Reductions of Principal in Mortgage Mods Reduces Borrower Recidivism

Bronte Capital: We are not close to being Swedish yet

FT Alphaville – Don’t panic Australia, China’s ‘land grab’ smacks of a regime in disarray

FT Alphaville – Swiss struggles

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