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Asian crisis hits Canadian banks



The Globe and Mail				Friday, January 16, 1998

BIG SIX BANK STOCKS TUMBLE

CIBC, Scotiabank hardest hit by Asian troubles; Soros rumoured to be
shorting shares

	By Susanne Craig, Investment Reporter

After two years of record gains, bank stocks spiralled downward yesterday,
plagued largely by growing financial troubles in Asia.

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"The downward revision in bank earnings estimates is a function of a more
conservative forecast for market-related investment banking earnings and
additional Asian loss provisions partially offset by higher domestic
spreads," he wrote in a report.

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"The environment has changed a lot in 1998 and Asia is the catalyst."

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Scotiabank, which bills itself as the most international of Canada's banks,
has the largest exposure to the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan.


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