European Banks Braced for Fallout From EU Stress Tests

European Banks Braced for Fallout From EU Stress Tests
Chairperson of the European Banking Authority Andrea Enria in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 26, 2016. Reuters/Yves Herman/File Photo
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LONDON—Italian banks are expected to be in focus again when results of the latest stress test of top European lenders are released, a health check that could force laggards to raise capital or ditch assets.

The closely watched test of 48 banks across the European Union will be published by the European Banking Authority (EBA), the bloc’s banking watchdog, on Nov. 2.