STRESSED: Will banks survive the latest tests?

Seven days from now, we will learn the results of the ECB stress tests, and find out which Irish banks have made it – and whether any have failed

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Across Europe in the next few days, one of the biggest financial war games ever undertaken will come to an end.

An army of 6,000 regulatory staff across national central banks are co-ordinating with the European Banking Authority and the European Central Bank to put the finishing touches on the health check of the eurozone’s financial system.

The amount of information being studied is immense: 130 of the biggest banks, accounting for trillions ...