28.09.2017 - 14:51 [ naked capitalism ]

Wall Street and City of London Getting Nervous About Catalonia

If Catalonia unilaterally declares independence from Spain, they could be cut off entirely from ECB funding. That, according to the Bank of Spain — hardly the most impartial observer — would set in motion a corralito-like event. As happened in Argentina in 2001, bank accounts would be frozen and customers would be able to access only a very small fraction of their funds. And probably not in euros.