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Citigroup could be surprise winner in stress tests

Citigroup Inc may be a surprise winner when the Federal Reserve reveals the results of bank stress tests designed to gauge the health of the biggest U.S. banks.

 

U.S. banks rally ahead of stress test results

U.S. banks rally ahead of stress test results

Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp shares rallied in premarket trading ahead of the release of "stress test" results that will force them and other top banks to raise tens of billions of dollars in capital.

 

BofA and Citi shares sink on stress test worries

BofA and Citi shares sink on stress test worries

Bank of America needs $34 billion in extra cash, a source familiar with U.S. government stress tests on leading banks told Reuters, unsettling markets and stoking talk of a possible asset sale in China.

 

Bank Of America And Citi Fail Stress Test

Bank Of America And Citi Fail Stress Test

So begins the tricky process of rolling out stress test results. The dance starts with a leak to the WSJ. Word is that the Federal Reserve has told Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC) that they'll both need to raise billions more in order to be adequately capitalized. Neither is a huge surprise.

 

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