When this ridiculous stock market implodes once more, strategists will be scampering to explain how some unexpected event caused losses that “no one could predict.” That of course will be just as false then as it was in 2000 and 2008. The below chart offers a reality check for anyone wishing to stay awake and ahead of the curve.
Data source see: Factset
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Cory’s Chart Corner
Wow...RBC trying hard to obfuscate an 8x growth in loan losses with candy for the kiddies, buybacks and dividend hike. Morning other Danielle...
h/t @DiMartinoBoothDanielle DiMartino Booth @DiMartinoBoothBattening down the hatches with an eight-fold hike in loan loss provisions north of the border:
@RBC provisions for performing loans totaled C$568 million in the second quarter, up from C$68 million in the first three months of the fiscal year.
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