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Deutsche Bank gets a new doctor but there's no magic medicine

John Cryan will keep the old strategy but expect deeper cuts

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The 8% jump in Deutsche Bank’s share price when trading opened on Monday showed remarkable investor confidence in the ability of new chief executive, John Cryan, to do a better job than his predecessors of implementing the bank’s strategy.

Normally, such a strong market reaction to a change at the top would reflect hope that it signaled a change in strategy. But there is no suggestion that Cryan will take Deutsche in a dramatically different direction.

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