German banks are at risk of continued asset deterioration as the crisis grows and the global economy slows, and they have limited-loss absorption capacity to face a stress scenario.

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It is important to mention that individuals that already have the flu who then become more ill during the duration of the illness, (difficulty breathing, or shortness of breath) need to seek medical attention immediately in an emergency department, as the risk of secondary pneumonia rises with an abrupt deterioration of your condition.

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"We are still certainly worried about the risk of contagion from a further deterioration in global financial conditions, " Mr. Singh told a briefing that was webcast to Asia.

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There is also a planned deterioration of sovereign debt risk as compared to market prices in early May, the Committee said.

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An analyst at Lehman Brothers tells Forbes Global that RBS has the largest exposure to corporate risk in the U.K. and that everyone is carefully watching for signs of deterioration in the bank's credit quality, now that the previously strong U.K. economy worsens under the weight of rising taxes and a manufacturing meltdown.

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However, in the absence of such a catalyst to reverse the current decline, the risk to the bullish case is the growing climate of fear feeding upon itself, and thereby creating a further deterioration in the technical backdrop.

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