Chetan Ahya, Chief Asia Economist, Morgan Stanley, says that “during 2003-2007, we had seen the investment to GDP ratio go up from the trough of around 28% to the peak of 39% by CY2007. In this cycle, something similar is happening. Investment to GDP is troughing at 29% in 2020 and 12 months ended March … Read more
The Morgan Stanley digital sign is seen at the company’s Times Square headquarters in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 12, 2016. John Taggart | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley promoted a tech executive in its wealth management division to become the bank’s first head of firm-wide artificial intelligence, CNBC has learned. The bank … Read more
Wells Fargo ‘s run of form continued Wednesday, with shares hitting another 52-week high. Wall Street analysts see more upside ahead for what’s been the best-performing major U.S. bank stock in 2024. In fact, the stock’s session highs above $58 per share Wednesday were multiyear highs and only just over 13% away from all-time highs … Read more
Investors could be caught off guard by the strength of an oil price rally this summer, according to Morgan Stanley‘s Martijn Rats. His comments came as oil prices rose on Wednesday amid fears of potential supply disruption after Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries, and hopes that the Federal Reserve may soon start cutting interest … Read more
It’s been a year this week since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves through the banking sector. While the crisis most directly affected the regionals, major U.S. financial institutions for most of 2023 also found their stocks under assault. Big banks, like Club holding Wells Fargo , were largely able to turn the … Read more
Since taking over as CEO of Wells Fargo in 2019, Charlie Scharf has been cleaning up the bank. He’s cleared six consent orders tied to past misdeeds there that predated his tenure. Management has eight more to go, a source told CNBC , including one from the Federal Reserve about six years ago that caps … Read more
The report comes as China ramps up measures to boost confidence in its economy, with mainland stocks snapping a six-month streak of foreign outflows. The analysis shows the shift in flows may not be entirely due to Beijing stepping in to buy stocks via the “national team,” and could help allay some concerns over the … Read more
There’s nothing like a moribund IPO market to create a pleasant backdrop for a bull run. We’ve had some small biotech deals and the usual SPAC junk. But nothing big, seemingly for ages. Until Reddit. Its initial public offering — which will probably come at a $7 billion valuation and an odd price tag of … Read more
Apple offered investors more reasons to like its stock after the company reportedly canceled its decadelong electric, self-driving car project and CEO Tim Cook talked up the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence vision. The tech giant announced the end to its autonomous EV pursuits internally Tuesday, Bloomberg News reported , citing people with knowledge of the … Read more
After years of high inflation and a looming recession that never quite happened, Americans are suddenly much more optimistic about the economy. Positive sentiment about the economy has surged by 29% since the beginning of December â the largest two-month increase since 1991, according to the closely watched University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. This … Read more
