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[1/2] The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2022. Future economic growth prospects were in focus on Tuesday following comments from financial titans pointing toward uncertain times ahead. The S&P banks index (.SPXBK) was down 2.6%, with Bank of America leading declines with a 5.6% drop. Fears about economic growth come amid a re-evaluation by traders of what path future interest rate hikes will take, following strong data on jobs and the services sector in recent days. "If economic growth continues to be better than what people are expecting, there are chances that the Fed would have to continue to be hawkish," said Rusty Vanneman, chief investment strategist at Orion Advisor Solutions.

☆ Britain's grocery inflation falls for first time in 21 months -Kantar
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( James Davey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - British grocery inflation edged lower in November, a first decline in nearly two years, but remained near record highs, providing little relief for consumers ahead of the key Christmas trading period, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher Kantar said grocery inflation in the four weeks to Nov. 27 was 14.6%, down 0.1 percentage points from October's record high, marking the first fall in 21 months. Prices are rising fastest in markets such as milk, dog food and butter, said Kantar. It said grocery sales rose 5.9% year-on-year in the 12 weeks to Nov. 27, masking a drop in volumes once inflation is accounted for. Kantar said its data did not indicate a significant boost to sales from the soccer World Cup, which started Nov. 20.

☆ Goldman finds prior year's losers tend to beat the market in the first quarter — 10 laggard buys
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As investors prepare their portfolios for the new year, Goldman Sachs revisited laggard stocks that have the potential to outperform at the start of 2023. In the past, stocks that lagged the broader market tended to become leaders in the first quarter of the following year, according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs searched for laggards across several different criteria. Another stock that made the list includes Adobe , which Goldman Sachs considers a buy-rated quality stock trading at a reasonable valuation. In October, Goldman Sachs analyst Kash Rangan identified the name as a tech stock that is resilient in a downturn .

☆ Factbox: The newest fronts in climate-change-related legal battles
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Clark Mindock | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

At the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, U.N. experts last week warned that many corporate environmental claims amounted to “empty slogans and hype.” This could embolden campaigners to launch more legal cases against climate-action laggards. The companies have denied the allegations in the lawsuits but have made public promises to work to avoid plastic pollution. The group claims the fossil fuel investments violate the French duty of vigilance law requiring corporations to identify and reduce environmental harms. The group, led by Oxfam France and Friends of the Earth France, called the move an "unprecedented legal action." The lawsuit claims DWS told investors that it invests 0% in controversial sectors such as coal, but elsewhere indicated revenue from the coal industry accounts for as much as 15% of the fund's revenue.

☆ Indian shares down on concerns over Fed's rate posture
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Praveen Paramasivam | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Indian shares slipped on Thursday, mirroring the weakness in Asian peers, amid growing signs that the Federal Reserve might not temper its aggressive monetary policy anytime soon. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific shares ex-Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) slid a steeper 1.47%, with analysts pinning the smaller drop in local equities to India's fiscal health and economic growth prospects. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly even said a pause was off the table. The Fed's stance could trigger "bouts of volatility," said Prashanth Tapse, vice president of research at Mehta Equities. "Traders are not uncomfortable with the high valuation of Indian markets, hence periodic profit-taking will continue."

☆ The EV Rivals Aiming for Tesla’s Crown in China
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Selina Cheng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tesla struck a deal in 2018 to build a factory in Shanghai, with a government official calling the U.S. auto maker a “catfish” that would stir life into China’s stagnant pond of domestic electric-vehicle makers. The plan succeeded. Tesla has sold more than a million cars in China and helped propel China to become the world’s largest EV market—about 66% of worldwide EV sales are in China. Now, some of those domestic laggards are emerging as strong rivals to Tesla. Its share of China’s all-electric retail car market dropped from 13% in 2021 to 8% in the first nine months of this year, according to data from the country’s car association.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walgreens, Coinbase, Duolingo, Ralph Lauren and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Doximity — The online platform for medical professionals skyrocketed more than 27% after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Walgreens — Shares rose 6% after an upgrade to buy from hold Deutsche Bank, which said it liked Walgreens' merger and acquisition plans. Duolingo — Shares of the foreign language learning platform lost 10% after the company reported revenue below expectations while also posting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss. Wynn Resorts — The casino stock jumped more than 8% after China said it would ease some Covid restrictions, trimming quarantine time for international travelers by two days. General Motors — The automotive giant's stock jumped more than 6.3% after Citi reiterated the company as a top pick.

☆ British grocery inflation hit record 14.7% in October -Kantar
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( James Davey | Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummarySummary Companies Too early to call peak of inflation, Kantar saysBritons face 682-pound jump in annual grocery billSales of cheapest-value own-label ranges soarDiscounters Aldi, Lidl are fastest growing grocersLONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - British grocery inflation hit 14.7% in October, another new record, and it is still too early to call the ceiling, market researcher Kantar said on Tuesday. It said UK consumers would face a 682-pound ($785) jump in their annual grocery bill if they continued to buy the same items. Kantar said 27% of UK households reported that they are struggling financially - double the proportion it recorded last November. Kantar said grocery sales rose by 5.2% on a value basis in the 12 weeks to Oct. 30 year-on-year - masking a drop in volumes once inflation is accounted for. Sales of own-label goods, which are generally cheaper than branded goods, jumped 10.3% over the four weeks to Oct. 30, while sales of branded goods rose 0.4%.

☆ ECB wants to put banks on schedule to meet climate goals
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayFRANKFURT, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Euro zone banks still largely fail to meet the European Central Bank's climate disclosure and management expectations, and laggards who keep failing deadlines could be forced to hold more capital, the ECB said on Wednesday. "We detected blind spots at 96% of banks in their identification of climate-related and environmental risks in terms of key sectors, regions and risk drivers," he added. In an attempt to force action, the ECB is putting banks on a schedule, and they will have until the end of 2024 to meet all supervisory expectations. By next March, lenders will have to adequately categorise climate and environmental risks and must conduct a full assessment of their impact. Then by the end of 2023, the ECB expects banks to include climate and environmental risks in their governance, strategy and risk management.

☆ Buy these 15 quality stocks that are healthy enough to rise despite a rocky earnings season, Jefferies says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amid a harsh macro outlook, investors are looking for stocks that are healthy enough to rise. After posting another quarter of declining profits, Meta shares plunged 22% on Thursday. Jefferies recommends these 15 Russell 2000-listed stocks during a rocky earnings season. Shares of Meta, formerly known as Facebook, are also down 22% after the social media giant posted a fourth straight quarter of declining profits. Amid painful interest rate hikes, along with a volatile earnings season, investors are looking for bets that are healthy enough to rise despite a murky macro outlook.

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Companies worth half of total global market capitalistion are now disclosing environmental data after a 42% year-on-year rise in the number of firms reporting, new data published on Wednesday showed. Non-profit environmental disclosure platform CDP said more than 18,700 companies -- the highest yet since CDP launched in 2000 -- and worth a combined $60.8 trillion disclosed data on climate change, deforestation and water security in 2022. The data is also crucial for climate negotiators, including at next month's United Nations climate summit, COP27, to assess progress and spot laggards. However, despite more companies disclosing environmental data, few are providing sufficient information. The United States, China, Japan, Britain and Brazil topped the list of countries for corporate disclosures in 2022, CDP said on Wednesday.

☆ The case for a 'powerful rally' in the stock market is building, MKM Partners says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A powerful counter-trend rally could be on the horizon, but may not come immediately, according to MKM Partners. "Look for any prospective or actual softness in the laggards to help to pull down peak policy rate expectations and Treasury yields." But before the market began rallying, the S & P 500 touched a new 52-week low earlier in the day. "Unfortunately, in each of these episodes, there was still equity market weakness ahead." Meanwhile, the starting point for the equity market decline in 2022 was "exceptionally high," which he said increased concerns of a worse-than-average bear market now.

☆ Bank of America: History says this seasonal investing strategy has a 100% success rate in down years, and these 28 lagging stocks could benefit most from it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tax-loss harvesting is a popular investing strategy at this time of year. Here are 28 lagging stocks that could see big gains, according to Bank of America. However, history teaches that there is a tactic that has a perfect 100% track record of success when the S&P 500 is down through October, according to Bank of America: buying stocks that are tax-loss harvesting candidates. Tax-loss harvesting is an investing strategy used to make stock market losses less painful. 28 beaten-down buy-rated stocks that could bounce backBank of America recently identified 159 buy-rated stocks that are tax-loss harvesting candidates and could be set to rebound from November through January.

☆ Wall Street analysts’ favorite stocks for the fourth quarter include a casino name that could double
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-01 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The fourth quarter is finally here, much to the relief of many investors who took a beating in the previous three-month period. Stocks were battered last quarter as the Federal Reserve doubled down on its aggressive monetary policy stance to fight persistently high inflation. Wall Street analysts are to here to help, recommending several stocks that could do well going forward. On top of that, 75% of analysts covering the stock rate it as a buy, FactSet data shows. Both stocks have buy ratings from nearly two-thirds of analysts covering them.

Capital outflows from emerging markets ex-China which only ended in August were akin to those during the 2013 taper tantrum, the IIF said in September. "Emerging market fortunes continue to rest quite heavily on what the Fed does," said Manik Narain, head of emerging markets strategy at UBS. Major emerging market central banks had delivered nearly 6,000 basis points in rate increases in 2022 until end-August in their inflation fight, Reuters calculations show. Developing central banks find themselves in different stages of the tightening cycle, said Claudia Calich, head of emerging market debt at M&G Investments. However, there is little let-up on the cards for smaller, riskier emerging markets.

☆ Crypto regulation laggards spur arbitrage risk - French central banker
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFrancois Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of Banque de France, attends the Paris Europlace International Financial Forum in Paris, France, July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Countries that are slow to build up regulations for crypto assets could create arbitrage risks that players operating globally could exploit, the head of France's central bank said on Tuesday. read moreBut crypto assets, such as cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, are largely still unregulated globally. "We should be extremely mindful to avoid adopting diverging or contradictory regulations, or regulating too late," Villeroy told a conference on digital finance in Paris. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Leigh Thomas.

REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/FilesMUMBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Indian banks may be forced to compete harder to boost deposits amid tightening liquidity and rising credit demand ahead of the festive season, analysts warned. "We think the real challenge is the gap between deposit growth and loan growth, as deposit growth is weak, at 9.5% YoY – a good 600 bps below loan growth," said Suresh Ganapathy, head of financials research at Macquarie. "Borrowing from the market to fund credit growth is just one of the ways and after a while it isn't sustainable. Rates for bulk deposits, or deposits of over 20 million rupees, are rising more rapidly than retail, highlighting banks' focus on raising more funds quicker. The incremental credit deposit ratio has already crossed 100%, suggesting that banks have started lending more than the total deposits they hold.

☆ Say goodbye to paper money — banks are quietly working to get rid of cash
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-14 | by ( Brett Scott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

A payments system without cash is one dependent on banks that are prone to financial crises, systems failure, and cyberattacks. The digital chips promise you government-issued dollar bills, and that promise is empty if you can't get those from the ATM. Despite how crucial it is to maintain an inclusive, multimodal payments system with nonbank and non-digital options, our payments system is being driven toward a monoculture. Ads for digital payments don't say, "Enjoy the speed, convenience, surveillance, cyber-hacking, exclusion, and critical infrastructure weaknesses that our platform brings," yet that is what lies beneath the surface-level slickness of digital payments. The world's most vulnerable people rely on the already existing, physical cash system, and our priority should be to protect that system.

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