Banks Raise Dams, Fend Off Toxic Debt Crisis
Huo Kan and Wu Hongyuran via Caixin | China’s banks are successfully managing 1.92 trillion yuan worth of non-performing loans, but tomorrow could bring a flood of bad debt.
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ECB Liquidity Is Not Fungible For Emerging Markets
BARCLAYS | We believe a further expansion in ECB QE will only have regional, and overall limited , effects on EM. Extending the discussion to the effect of BoJ QE, we come to similar conclusions.
The Banking “Malaise”
Banks have made a massive effort to increase their solvency by sharply reducing risk exposure and boosting their own resources. They face rough times ahead as plummeting interest rates and profits leave them little room for comfort. Some big players, such as Deutsche Bank, have suffered huge losses while others struggle to keep pace faced with an adverse outlook.
Target 4 % Unemployment In The US To Achieve 2% Inflation
BARCLAYS | In our view, achieving the FOMC’s target of 2% PCE inflation may require a substantial undershoot on the unemployment rate ( to 4% if not below ). Should the unemployment rate remain near current levels or should inflation expectations drift lower, the FOMC would be unlikely to hit its inflation target over the foreseeable future.
Central Banks Fail To Bolster Investors’ Spirits
The main global central bankers have conveyed reassuring market-friendly messages following their last meetings. The Fed pictured a rosy outlook of home growth and employment paving the way for a moderate rate rise in December. The ECB on its side signalled its firm commitment to conduct a more flexible and accommodative policy by strengthening its QE stance. Yet good news is failing to stiffen market sentiment.
Paris Climate Conference: What’s At Stake And Will We Get A Meaningful Deal?
BARCLAYS | The Conference of the Parties (COP-21), the annual meeting of all countries which want to take action for the climate, will take place in Paris from 30 November to 11 December. There are reasons to think the summit can deliver a strong outcome and also reasons to be sceptical.
China is Losing its Southeast Asian Friends
Craig Moran | Territorial spats between China and its Southeast Asian neighbors over Beijing’s infamous “nine-dash line” dotted across the South China Sea have substantially soured the mood of its allies.
Chinese Gov’t ‘Causes an Investment Gap with U.S.’
Harry W.S. Lee via Caixin| There is a widening gap between Chinese investments in the U.S. financial sector and those heading the other direction, mainly caused by the Chinese government’s restrictions on market access against foreign investors, an expert from the U.S. research firm Rhodium Group says.
China Eyes More Muscle For Market Supervision
Z. Yuzhe, W. Liwei and W. Hongyuran via Caixin | Strengthening the People’s Bank of China’s regulatory clout is high on a list of suggestions for improving financial market oversight following last summer’s stock market crash.
Macri Wins – Now What In Argentina?
UBS | With 66% of cast votes officially counted, Mauricio Macri has defeated the officialist party’s candidate Daniel Scioli with 53.46% of votes vs 46.54% in the second round of Argentina’s presidential election. At the time of writing, Scioli had already conceded defeat.