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☆ Here’s what analysts are expecting from Tesla earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts are largely cautious on Tesla — and the broader autos industry — ahead of the electric vehicle company's earnings on Wednesday. TSLA 1Y mountain Tesla shares over the past year. "There is continually growing evidence that the global EV market is in an unfavorable balance of supply (growing) vs. demand (slowing)." The analyst rates Tesla stock a buy with a $260 price target. Higher units likely require more price cuts," analyst Joseph Spak forecasted about Tesla's earnings in a Jan. 15 note.

Persons: Tesla, outsized, John Murphy, Murphy, Wells, Colin Langan, Langan, Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Jonas, Emmanuel Rosner, Rosner, Joseph Spak Organizations: Tesla, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank Research, UBS UBS, UBS Locations: China, Tuesday's, Downside, Wells Fargo, Europe

A pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks along the River Thames in view of City of London skyline in London, Britain, July 31, 2023. Finance executives, consultants and headhunters interviewed by Reuters predict subdued deal flows, modest bonuses for most and heavy job cuts in 2024. "2023 will ultimately be one of the lowest corporate finance fee pools in modern history," said Fabrizio Campelli, head of Corporate Bank and Investment Bank at Deutsche Bank. JOB CUTSBanks have already turned to cost cuts to try to weather the downturn, which in a people-intensive business means job losses. And although some bankers expect a tough 2024, others sense an opportunity for European banks from the Basel Endgame.

Persons: Hollie Adams, Fabrizio Campelli, Banks, Ronan O'Kelly, Oliver Wyman, O'Kelly, Dominic Hook, Goldman Sachs, Vis Raghavan, JP Morgan, Morgan McKinley's, Stephane Rambosson, headhunter, Rambosson, Ana Botin, Morgan's Raghavan, there's, Oliver Wyman's O'Kelly, Deutsche's Campelli, Anousha Sakoui, Carolyn Cohn, Jesus Aguado, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, LONDON, Finance, Reuters, Corporate Bank, Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank, Organisation for Economic Cooperation, Development, Barclays, Lloyds, Challenger Metro Bank, UBS UBSG.S, Citi, Workers, Global Investment Banking, Employment, European Union, Santander, Global, Basel, Thomson Locations: City, London, Britain, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Ukraine, West, China, United States, India, Madrid

☆ Time to buy Siemens and HelloFresh after big share price moves? Here's what analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Morgan Stanley has a price target of 22 euros a share. The investment bank has an "underperform" rating – equivalent to "sell" at other banks – on the stock with a price target of 16 euros a share. Deutsche Bank has a "buy" rating on Siemens stock with a 185 euros 12-month price target, giving it a 26% upside from the current share price. They expect the results will be "well received" and see Siemens stock as "the most mispriced largecap equity in our coverage." Berenberg's Philip Buller and Philip Modu have a price target of 170 euros a share, which is 16% above the current share price.

Persons: HelloFresh, —, Jefferies Jefferies, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley, Luke Holbrook, Morgan Stanley, Bernstein, William Woods, Supriya Subramanian, Berenberg, Berenberg's Philip Buller, Philip Modu, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Siemens, Wall Street Bank, Deutsche Bank, UBS UBS Locations: Arizona, Swiss

☆ Morning Bid: Glass half full on disinflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Headline March consumer price inflation is expected to drop as low as 5.2% from 6% - showing the disinflation journey from more than 40-year highs of 9.2% last June to the Fed's 2% target more than half way there. The rider is that headline inflation rates are expected be below stickier annual 'core' rates, which are forecast to have ticked higher to 5.6% last month. The International Monetary Fund's updated World Economic Outlook is also due on Tuesday ahead of the Fund's Spring meeting in Washington. The disinflation picture was encouraged around the world on Tuesday as Chinese consumer price inflation hit an 18-month low last month and the annual decline in factory prices sped up. Hopes that central bank rates are cresting worldwide lifted risk appetite across the spectrum with major cryptocurrency bitcoin broke back above $30,000 level for the first time in 10 months on Tuesday.

☆ SVB deal helps to steady banks amid credit crunch concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The sudden collapse of tech-focussed SVB earlier this month destabilised the sector and drew some of Europe's biggest banking names into investors' focus. In March, the Stoxx index of European bank shares .SX7P is down more than 18% and the U.S. KBW regional bank index .KRX has lost 21%, with investors on edge about what's next. In Europe, bank bonds are under pressure and credit default swaps, or the cost of insurance against defaults, uneasily high. First Citizens said it would take on assets of $110 billion, deposits of $56 billion and loans of $72 billion, and expand in California. It will share further potential losses with the FDIC and the FDIC retains some $90 billion in securities held for disposal.

☆ Fed, other central banks set joint liquidity operation
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Sunday said it had joined with the Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank and Swiss National Bank in a coordinated action to enhance the provision of liquidity through the standing U.S. dollar swap line arrangements. The move came on the heels of a deal brokered by Swiss authorities to have UBS UBSG.S buy rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse CSGN.S to prevent its disorderly collapse and signals the depth of concern central bankers have over the recent turmoil in the financial system on both sides of the Atlantic. "To improve the swap lines’ effectiveness in providing U.S. dollar funding, the central banks currently offering U.S. dollar operations have agreed to increase the frequency of seven-day maturity operations from weekly to daily," the Fed said in a statement issued alongside announcements from the other five central banks. Operations will commence on Monday and will continue at least through the end of April, the Fed said. Reporting By Dan Burns; editing by Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Think the dollar is about to peak? Wall Street pros explain how to trade it
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Analysts expect the dollar to decline against 18 out of 38 currencies in the fourth quarter of this year, according to FactSet data. UBS UBS considers selling the dollar against G-10 currencies being a "top investment idea for 2023." According to the investment bank, years of negative interest rates have led to a sizeable un-hedged buildup of dollars worldwide. BCA Research Analysts at BCA Research say from a technical standpoint, the dollar is due for a reversal. Goldman Sachs The Wall Street bank remains bullish on the dollar over the next three months and sees certain G-10 currencies only recovering beyond the six-month horizon.

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