China's NPL Growth will be Radical
It is rare for bad loans to rise gradually as they peak. In most all cases the rise of NPLs and corresponding credit costs is radical. It is not...
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U.S. Economy Picks up the Pace: We're bumping up our 2015 GDP forecast
Growth in the second quarter was revised up from 3.7% to 3.9%, beating the consensus estimate of 3.7% growth.It was what economists like to call a...
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Assessing Driver of Moats in Retail Shopping Centres
We view high quality shopping centres as benefiting from strong competitive advantages, and generally ascribe narrow economic moat ratings to...
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"Special Mention Loans" across Asia
Banks in Asia tend have five loan categories, where the last three combined are termed non-performing (NPL). These categories are substandard,...
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China Banks' Thin Line
Beijing canceled the loan:deposit ratio (LDR) cap of 75%. It’s worried. This can be considered to be a similar move as lowering the reserve...
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