January FOMC Meeting Preview: Fed To Taper Again At Ben Bernanke’s Last Meeting
At this stage, there's no good reason (not even the recent emerging market wobbles) for the Fed to deviate from its stimulus reduction plan.
The Boeing Company (BA) Earnings Preview: Expect A Q4 Beat, But Conservative 2014 Guidance
While Q4 should represent another robust quarter at Boeing, management will probably remain on the conservative side.
Emerging Market Currency Sell-off: Investors Need To Discriminate Between Individual EMs
The current crisis is the worst of its kind in five years, economists say.
Earnings Preview: Apple Inc (AAPL), Facebook Inc (FB), Ford Motor Company (F), Google Inc (GOOG), Pfizer Inc (PFE)
So far this season, about a fifth of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported results.
China’s Rising Financial Stress: Farmers’ Financial Cooperatives In Juangsu Province Fail to Pay Depositors
Multiple rural credit unions in E. China are in danger of default and have been unable to return money to depositors since the start of 2013.
China PBOC Injects Cash Into Banks To Ease Credit Squeeze Ahead Of Lunar New Year Holiday
Managing market expectations is going to be tricky for the PBoC.
China’s Wealth Management Products (WMPs) Lure Investors With Higher Yields [CHARTS]
Wealth management products are perhaps the fastest-growing products offered by financial institutions in China today, and they're exposing investors to ill-defined risks.
Earnings Preview: Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL), Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), eBay Inc (EBAY)
The holiday-shortened week is chock-full of market-moving earnings reports.
China Shadow Banking: A 3 Billion Yuan Trust Product Faces Default Risk
Should banks with off-balance-sheet products that paired up yield-seeking investors and cash-strapped companies shield investors from losses?
The Yellen-Fischer Fed: Is The FOMC More Hawkish Or Dovish In 2014?
The Yellen-Fischer duo arrives at a crucial time. Their task now is to manage the QE exit while avoiding major hiccups.
Fed’s Beige Book Offers Clues On US Economy: Auto Sales, Jobs, Manufacturing, Housing
Concerning the journey to U.S. economic healing, we're not half-way home; but the nation is progressing.
Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) Earnings Preview: Q4 Sales Erode, Profit Up On Cost Cutting
Citigroup was probably hurt by lower fixed-income trading in Q4. But earnings likely rose anyway on a cost-cutting drive.
Shanghai Free-Trade Zone (FTZ): Foreign Banks Not Happy With Ambiguous Regulation
Non-Chinese banks urged by Beijing to set up shop in Shanghai’s free-trade zone aren't happy with the regulatory limbo.
China To Post Slowest Economic Growth In 14 Years
Here are economists' estimates for China's Q4 GDP, Dec. factory production, FX reserves, bank lending, FAI and retail sales.
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) Q4 Earnings Preview: Picking Low-Hanging Fruits
Wells Fargo is expected to post its 16th consecutive quarter of EPS growth, but how can it do so on declining revenue?
US Jobs Report December 2013: Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.7%, Nonfarm Payrolls A Big Miss But Won't Affect Fed Tapering Time Table
While the U.S. jobs report was a huge disappointment, economists say the picture will look very different when we get revisions next month.
Emerging Market Banking Sector Outlook: China, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria -IHS
Take a look at the key risks and developments for the emerging market banking sector in the month ahead.
Earnings Preview: Bank of America Corp (BAC), Wells Fargo (WFC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), Citigroup (C)
Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will kick off Q4 bank earnings season on Tuesday.
December FOMC Minutes Show Support For QE Tapering, But Stress Further Reduction ‘Not On A Preset Course’
The central bank's quantitative easing reduction philosophy in December can hardly be characterized as glide-path.
ADP December Jobs Report 2013: Businesses Hired 238,000 Workers, Biggest Gain In 2013
The above-consensus December total adds another data point that suggests the U.S. economic recovery is strengthening.
China's Property Market Outlook 2014: Home Price Growth To Slow To 5% - BofA
A major bank has pertinent thoughts on this key real estate market.
China To Set Up Five Private Banks In 2014
China’s banking sector has been mostly off-limits to private capital. That’s soon going to change.
US December Jobs Report Preview: Ending 2013 On Solid Nonfarm Payrolls Numbers, Unemployment Rate To Hold At 5-Year-Low
There are signs the U.S. economy is strengthening, which suggests a solid year for GDP and job growth in 2014.
China’s Economic Growth To Slow As Beijing Curbs Shadow Banking With New Rules
Regulators vow to monitor informal lending more closely and limit the growth in loans created outside of formal channels.
China's Cash Crunch: Short-term Interbank Lending Rate Spikes Won't Hurt Growth In 2014
But HSBC economists predict that rate spikes won't hurt growth in 2014.
Earnings Preview: Monsanto Company (MON), Micron Technology Inc (MU), Alcoa Inc (AA), Constellation Brands Inc (STZ)
Q4 earnings season kicks off next week, with Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) announcing its earnings results on Jan. 9. Here's a list of what to watch for.
Vietnam Economic Outlook 2014: Exports, FDI To Support Growth
Economists say the main bright spots in 2014 for Vietnam will continue to be export-oriented firms.
China To Allow Deeply Indebted Local Governments To Issue New Bonds, Repay Maturing Debt
Beijing is too concerned about growth to allow local governments to default. The best way to get rid of maturing debt? Roll it over.
China State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Lead In Market Capitalization Loss In 2013; Bad Year For Banking, Coal And Beverage
China's state-owned enterprises have enjoyed easy access to cheap loans and subsidies, but reform is coming.
China Local Government Debt Soars To $3 Trillion, Financial Risk Building
China's total government debt amounted to approximately 53 percent of GDP. By comparison, the U.S. has a debt-to-GDP ratio of 73 percent.
