Unrealized losses now account for ~33% of all bank equity capital in the US.
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 7, 2024
Currently, banks are sitting on nearly $700 billion of unrealized losses.
To put this in perspective, even at the worst point in 2008, unrealized losses only accounted for ~5% of equity capital.
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