DB going down would be a massive blow to the general economy.
Probably, it is not even allowed to fail, it will be saves by the government / EU , but that will take some serious, serious cash to turn those numbers around.
It is definitely too big to fail. I wouldn't even consider such option.
Nevertheless, news like that is definitely playable and may add fuel to a speculative growth, like the one we are just witnessing.
I agree as well. DB is TBTF. Their government will not allow it, the bank will be saved.
That does not mean that savers or account holders there will be! A "Bail-In" (account holders would lose some of their money -- THAT happened in Cyprus) is very possible, perhaps probable.Anyone with money at DB should think about taking some out and putting it elsewhere (gold, Bitcoin, CA$H at home, etc.).
