Chinese Property Developers Stake Out Shares In Commercial Banks, Intensifying Systemic Risks
Major Chinese property developers have in recent months been buying increasingly large stakes in regional banks - a problematic asset addition.
Nasdaq Plunges 3% Due To Profit-Taking On Big Gains In Momentum, High-Growth Shares, Selling To Pay 2013 Taxes
The taxman took a bite out of U.S. stocks Thursday as investors sold to come up with the taxes due on short- and long-term capital gains.
Earnings Preview: Bank of America Corp (BAC), Morgan Stanley (MS), Citigroup Inc (C), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS), Intel Corporation (INTC), PepsiCo Inc (PEP)
Expectations for U.S. company earnings are on a slippery slope down Wall Street.
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) Earnings Preview: Q1 Profit Up On Cost Cutting; Mortgage Business Continues To Slow
The company is right-sizing its business to align it with its new, more-modest revenue outlook.
Australia Rebalancing Its Economy Amid China Slowdown
Economists say Australia will not experience a hard landing from the fading of a mining boom.
Earnings Preview: Alcoa (AA), Wells Fargo (WFC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. kicks off first-quarter earnings season next week, followed by end-of-week results from JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.
US March Jobs Report Preview: Solid Nonfarm Payrolls Growth To Keep Fed Tapering On Track, Unemployment Rate To Fall Back To 6.6%
With the winter weather slowly fading, economists expect March nonfarm payroll growth to spring up to 200,000.
Reforms In France To Further Constrain Short-term Economic Growth
France is slowly reforming itself, but it’s unlikely to see a renaissance like the one that followed Germany’s reforms in the 2000s.
Earnings Preview: Monsanto Company (MON), Micron Technology Inc (MU), CarMax Inc (KMX)
Here's your cheat sheet to next week's company earnings reports.
Russia's 2014 Economic Outlook Bleak Amid Toughening Western Sanctions
Russia's economy could fall into recession for the first time since the 2008 global financial crisis.
5 Reasons The Bank Of Japan (BoJ) Is Close To Announcing Fresh Stimulus
Uncertainties are deepening about the Japanese economy ahead of its first consumption tax hike in 17 years.
China's Economic Slowdown Fans Hopes Of Policy Easing
Some analysts believe recent data weakness warrants a policy response. But a short-term boost would come at a cost. Here's why.
US Housing Market Recovery Hits Temporary Soft Patch, Home Prices Still Expected To Rise By 5% In 2014
U.S. home prices will likely increase 4.5-5.0% in 2014, Nomura forecasts, with stronger growth expected in the West and Northeast.
Why Fed’s First Rate Hike Is Still Far Off
Goldman Sachs’ chief economist Jan Hatzius offers an analysis of the latest clues from the Federal Reserve.
Earnings Preview: Walgreen Company (WAG), Accenture Plc (ACN), GameStop Corp (GME)
Worse-than-expected winter weather continues to have an eroding effect on earnings per share growth projections.
Chinese Yuan May Become Fully Convertible Within 2-3 Years: HSBC
The Chinese yuan is ready to secure a larger spotlight on the world’s currency stage.
Live Blog: Fed Chair Janet Yellen Press Conference, March FOMC Meeting Decision [VIDEO]
Fed Chair Yellen said it will take a major shock to the economy for the Fed to change its tapering timetable.
China’s Growing Dairy Demand A Boon For Quality Local And Foreign Brands
China’s growing appetite for dairy products is expected to benefit Chinese dairy producers as well as countries like New Zealand.
Zhejiang Xingrun Default: China's Property Market Risk Concentrates In 3rd And 4th Tier Cities
The risk is particularly high in third- and fourth-tier cities. When the U.S. property bubble burst, prices didn't collapse in New York but instead in places like Orlando and Las Vegas, one economist explained.
March FOMC Meeting Preview: Fed’s Forward Guidance, QE Taper And Janet Yellen’s First Press Conference
This will also be new Fed Chair Janet Yellen's first, post-meeting news conference.
Russia’s 10 Richest People Lost $6.6 Billion From Ukraine Tension
Their equity portfolios shrank as Russia's benchmark index plunged due to escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Earnings Preview: Oracle Corporation (ORCL), Tiffany & Co. (TIF), FedEx Corporation (FDX), Nike Inc (NKE)
Worse-than-expected winter weather continues to erode earnings per share growth projections.
How Will Western Sanctions Affect Russia's Economy?
If extreme Iran-style sanctions are imposed on Russian exports, the EU would be much more exposed than the U.S.
UK Budget 2014: Your Guide To George Osborne's Annual Financial Statement
The U.K. budget is one of the most widely covered events on the calendar because of its public impact.
Stress In China’s Property Market A Risk To Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFV)
“Credit defaults will definitely happen. It’s just a matter of timing, scale, and how big the impact is,” a bank regulator says.
Did Indonesia’s Financial Market Enter ‘Euphoria Mode’?
What is driving Indonesia’s recent financial market rally? Recovering economic fundamentals or wishful thinking?
Ukraine Crisis: Banking Sector Still The Economy’s Weakest Link
If external financial support falters, the first signs of strain are likely to emerge in the banking sector.
Alibaba's Online Money Market Fund Yu’E Bao: 8 Things You Need To Know
Could online investment platform growth chip away at state-controlled banks’ effective monopoly over China’s vast pool of savings?
China NPC 2014: Shifting Rhetoric On Property Market
China’s top leaders are emphasizing the need to adopt differentiated property market regulations rather than a “one-fit-for-all” policy.
US February Jobs Report 2014: Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 6.7%, Nonfarm Payrolls Rise By 175k
The Feb. jobs report wasn't spectacular, but given current demographic trends, investors and job seekers will take it.
