Industry Summits
Credit market strains hang on banks results
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit market strains may start to abate in early 2008 once banks get through the next round of revealing losses from riskier assets, fund managers at the Reuters Investment Outlook 2008 Summit said this week. Full Article
Double-digit profits unlikely in '08: strategists
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hopes for double-digit earnings growth in 2008 have all but evaporated as the credit market turmoil is expected to exert more pressure on financial services companies. Full Article
Dollar likely to weather any U.S. recession
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. recession could ironically boost the dollar against the euro and high-yielding currencies as worried investors avoid risk, but much would depend on the depth of the downturn and its impact elsewhere. Full Article | Video
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Central bank plan delays day of reckoning
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A number of money managers are up in arms over a plan by several central banks to thaw frozen credit markets because it will stop investors from feeling the pain of failed bets. Full Article
Still not the time to buy housing stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors looking to profit from U.S. housing stocks will have to be patient. Full Article
U.S. Treasuries pricey in uneasy times
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries are pricey, as anxiety over the global credit crunch, together with hopes of the Federal Reserve slashing interest rates, have unleashed a stampede into cash and low-risk government debt. Full Article
Inflation seen hanging over 2008 world economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Inflation is shaping up to be a serious threat to financial markets and the world economy next year and the timing couldn't be worse, money managers at the Reuters Investment 2008 Outlook Summit said. Full Article | Video
Investors see housing as top U.S. election theme
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ailing housing market and its impact on the economy and consumers will likely join taxes as the main financial theme in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, top Wall Street investors said this week. Full Article
Fed liquidity move mostly gets thumbs-up
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One day after the Federal Reserve disappointed many investors at its final meeting of the year, the U.S. central bank helped salvage its reputation on Wednesday with an innovative plan to ease stress in global credit markets. Full Article | Video
Fed move seen restoring credibility
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's move to join with other central banks to ease the global credit crunch could help restore its credibility after stock investors criticized its latest rate action, a senior portfolio manager said on Wednesday. Full Article | Video
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