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Banking should be robust to tighter finance conditions

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INT

A global slowdown will depress banks' income, while also compromising credit quality and demanding increased provision against losses. The flattening of the yield curve is also an…

Dollar funding squeeze will threaten indebted nations

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INTERNATIONAL

The Fed also released its ‘Beige book’ summary of economic conditions in the twelve Fed districts; all reported growth and higher consumer spending and expressed concerns about…

Commercial property unlikely to spark a global crisis

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INT

The diversity of the asset class -- offices account for 17% of loans to commercial real estate, while the more resilient multifamily sector accounts for 44% -- and the illiquidity…

Evergrande turmoil to worry, not wreck, global markets

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INTERNATIONAL

Evergrande's troubles have increased concern about China's all-important housing market, as Beijing seems intent on reducing excessive leverage in the real-estate sector. Global…

Financial market volatility will linger and may worsen

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INTERNATIONAL

Equities, bonds, cash and gold all suffered outflows in the week ending May 11, according to data provider EPFR Global. More worryingly, the sell-off in equities has spread to the…

Turkish economic policy will be inconsistent to 2019

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TURKEY

Economic policy to 2019.

Tech stocks will be resilient to China regulatory risk

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INTERNATIONAL

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index -- a gauge of US-listed Chinese shares -- lost 22% in July, compared with the Nasdaq 100 Index gaining 3.5%. Beijing’s crackdown is unnerving…

Disruptive financial market volatility will persist

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INTERNATIONAL

Investors expect the Fed to ease monetary policy as the US economy slows and the labour market cools, rather than for the central bank to stay the course with its 'raise and hold'…

US-induced volatility clouds the 2019 markets outlook

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INTERNATIONAL

The idiosyncratic vulnerabilities that built up in financial markets in 2018 are morphing into a more pronounced global growth scare, exacerbated by concerns about the US Federal…

Central banks and traders' views on rates to clash

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INTERNATIONAL

The main western central banks -- the Federal Reserve (Fed), the ECB and the Bank of England (BoE) -- have all stated clearly that it is too early to declare victory against…