China’s state banks seek to boost property sector with $30bn in credit lines

China’s state-owned banks have launched a concerted effort to strengthen the finances of the country’s struggling property developers, with more than Rmb220bn ($30.7bn) being announced on Wednesday in new credit lines. Bank of Communications, China’s sixth-largest bank by assets, was the first to announce support, agreeing a Rmb100bn credit line for Chinese developer Vanke and … Read more

Credit Suisse forecasts $1.6bn loss on wealth management slowdown

Credit Suisse has forecast a pre-tax loss of up to SFr1.5bn ($1.6bn) in the fourth quarter of its financial year, citing a “substantial” industry-wide slowdown. The Swiss bank, which is undergoing a restructuring to recover from a string of scandals, said in an updated outlook on Wednesday that its wealth management division was likely to … Read more

Credit Suisse expects Q4 pre tax loss of up to 1.5 billion Sfr

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Economy PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 23, 2022  •  0 minutes ago  •  2 minute read Join the conversation Article content ZURICH — Credit Suisse expects to make a pre tax loss of up to 1.5 billion Swiss francs ($1.58 billion) during its fourth quarter, the embattled Swiss … Read more

Why there’s a push for Congress to expand the child tax credit in 2022

Parents and caregivers with the Economic Security Project gather outside the White House to advocate for the Child Tax Credit in advance of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Sept. 20 in Washington, DC. Larry French | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Millions of families received monthly checks of up … Read more

Where Americans have the highest and lowest credit scores

Where you live can go a long way toward determining your credit rating. With Minnesota’s low poverty rate and high employment, its residents have a credit score of 724, on average, well above those of even wealthier states, such as California and New Jersey, according to a recent report by WalletHub based on TransUnion data. … Read more

Virgin Money says credit quality remains ‘robust’

UK lender Virgin Money has said credit quality remains “robust” despite deterioration in the economy and customers having “difficult decisions” to make. At the same time, the bank noted that with inflation hitting consumers’ pockets, spending on essentials jumped this year. Chief executive David Duffy said spending on groceries rose around 60 per cent, and … Read more

Asian buyout firm Navis eyes $350 mln raising in maiden private credit fund – sources

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Economy PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 20, 2022  •  8 minutes ago  •  2 minute read Join the conversation Article content SINGAPORE — Asian buyout firm Navis Capital Partners is targeting a $350 million raising in an inaugural credit fund that will provide private lending mainly to Southeast … Read more

Credit Suisse says large cap biopharma offers defense in macro storm (NYSE:PFE)

Oleg Elkov Citing historical performance and fundamentals, Credit Suisse identified U.S. large-cap biopharma as an attractive defensive pocket amid lingering macro risks. Initiating coverage on seven U.S. large-cap pharma stocks with four Outperform ratings, the analysts Trung Huynh and Carson Wong built their thesis using the firm’s proprietary industry database and claims data from over … Read more