Best explanation of the banking crisis I've read (opens in new tab)

(moneyweek.com)

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Goladus18y ago· 2 in thread

Anyone have a link that explains how to read those charts? They say "Total assets and gearing" but I don't know what 'gearing' is.

No clue on the chart, but you might try Investopedia:

Gearing is basically a ratio of debt to equity IIRC.

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