February 6, 2012
- Welcome to a busy week for central bank meetings. Here's how to trade on a big one.
- The European Banking Authority (EBA) said on Monday it was impressed with banks' willingness to take all the necessary measures to meet new capital requirements, refuting earlier press reports which claimed that the EU’s banking regulator would not accept the banks’ suggested changes.
- Down to the wire again in Greece, and the dollar looks like a refuge - it's time for your FX Fix.
- Julius Baer announced a share buyback of up to 500 million Swiss francs as the pure play Swiss private bank cut profit margin goals and hiked its cost-income ratio target.
February 5, 2012
- China’s Central Huijin Investment Co.’s plans to cut the dividend payout ratio for three of its “Big Four” lenders, is a sign that Beijing is waking up to capital constraints facing the banking sector, Fraser Howie, Managing Director at CLSA Singapore, said.
- The European Banking Authority is to challenge a significant proportion of the capital restructuring plans put forward by the continent’s leading banks to meet tough new capital requirements, say three people familiar with the process. The FT reports.
- China's Central Huijin Investment Co, the state parent of the country's "Big Four" state banks, said it would cut the dividend payout ratio for three lenders to help relieve their capital strains.
February 3, 2012
- China will soon release its latest inflation report, and this strategist has a trade to get you ready.
- For those incapable of waiting for the Facebook IPO in May, here’s how Cramer recommends playing the social network with something else.
- The strong employment news has strategists racing to find trades on a stronger U.S. economy.