Tag: outlook

Citi's Asia global banking head Farhan Faruqui expects a busy year for capital markets issuance in Asia-Pacific and some major outbound M&A news. Agricultural Bank of China’s IPO could put an end to the government's role as a fixer of NPL-afflicted banks, while an A-share sale by HSBC may open a new chapter for China's ... Deutsche's Patrick Tsang and Mark Whitcroft share their views on expected trends in the Asian bond markets. Issuing forecasts for economic recovery is an inaccurate science and investors should remain wary. Calyon's analysts aren't yet ready to dismiss the overused phrase "green shoots" of a recovery as yellow weeds. For every success story, there are plenty of M&A deals that struggle in the Australian market. Despite recent negative news, a recovery in the Asia-Pacific region is possible in the second half of 2009, but any further shocks will be difficult to counter. Two separate equity market outlook reports show Citi being underweight in emerging Asia, while Nomura pins its hopes on the region’s heroes and titans. While IPOs will remain challenging, a desire among investors to secure remaining profits combined with a need for issuers to put cash to work may keep the equity capital ... Forget the sign-on bonus, but there is still a demand in banking for candidates with Asian language skills. A further slowdown in GDP growth in China and high levels of unemployment will affect the population's propensity to spend, meaning domestic consumption is unlikely to make up ... In a world full of financial bad news, Asia is still the place to be, according to various outlook reports for 2009. FinanceAsia polled its e-mail base of readers yesterday on theirviews on the market. Here are the results. On January 24, the bank’s global markets and institutional banking leadership team gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities resulting from the changed market ... The chief executive of the mid-cap focused investment bank predicts a challenging year ahead for primary issuance. Analysts expect more price declines in certain cities and suggest investors look north to make the most of a demand-driven rebound. PricewaterhouseCoopers says no, but Credit Suisse’s head of China research sees increasing competition between China and Hong Kong. The bank's head of Asia-Pacific economic and market analysis, Yiping Huang, expects continued growth for the region. The US bank remains bullish on Asian equities for 2008, projecting a fifth straight year of gains for regional markets. The underlying dynamic of increased demand without increased production remains the primary reason for the recent sharp increase in global metal prices.