Mark Whitehouse, Columnist

Deutsche Bank Puts Safeguards to the Test

Markets aren’t showing much faith in regulators' ability to prevent financial contagion.

October 2, 2016 at 4:01 PM UTC

Mark Whitehouse is a member of the editorial board covering global economics and finance. Previously, he reported on economics for the Wall Street Journal and was managing editor of Vedomosti, a Russian-language business daily.

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The travails of Deutsche Bank, which has seen its share price plunge to record lows amid concerns about the size of a looming U.S. fine, raise a crucial question: If the German bank needed salvaging, could authorities pull it off without damaging the rest of the financial system?

Judging from the reaction so far, markets aren't so sure.