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’Outlook negativity, charted
From Fitch Ratings’ just-published Global Credit Outlook:
The agency says the decline in negative outlooks is due to “both improved creditworthiness and downgrade action, with subsequent rating stabilisation.”
Saxo’s outrageous predictions for 2011
It’s that time of year again.
Saxo Bank — inspired by the black swans of Nassim Taleb — have drawn up their 10 ‘outrageous predictions’ of the year. The idea is that these are unpredictable (eh?) events with potentially massive impact.
[Outlook 2010] Saxo’s outrageous predictions for 2010
Every year Saxo Bank comes out with a list of 10 outrageous predictions for the year ahead.
Previous predictions from the bank have included Ron Paul being elected US president, crude crashing to $25 per barrel and Chinese growth hitting zero.
[Outlook 2010] Deutsche Bank ponders all things sovereign
Adding to the deluge of 2010 outlooks — we’ve now had Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Standard Chartered — on Wednesday is Deutsche Bank.
And we’re sensing a theme in these things: sovereign debt.
Here’s what the Deutsche team,
[Outlook 2009] 10 outrageous claims from Saxobank
Saxobank has always delivered on the outrageous predictions front. Last year, for example, they predicted Ron Paul would win the US presidential elections.
Unsurprisingly, this year they do not fail to deliver.
[Outlook 2009] Some crystal-ball gazing
It’s that time of year when banks begin issuing some brave outlooks for the year ahead. The latest is from UBS.
Among their key recommendations are corporate bonds (including junk), which they say will draw increased investor appetite in 2009 as financial conditions stabilise.