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US Morning report: Ergo, this rally celebrates the recession’s stunted velocity, Bob Diamond’s on the sled going down

Auto sales are expected to make a mark in a couple of hours (Ford, GM sales up 7%, Nissan and Chrysler also report increase) and as production data falling below 50 becomes a moot point, a slew of global reports

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Brazil, Emerging Markets, European Sovereign Debt crisis, Financial Markets

2012 Bank Results Preview: Banks set to double dividends (All banks will clear stress tests)

Citibank, JP Morgan and others excluding Bank of America get eager to receive results of the Fed stress Test that will alow Citi to increase its dividend from the notional 1c to “significantly increase bank’s return of cash” to shareholders.

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Posted in Banking, US

European Bank Results Season: A summary year for Bob Diamond’s Barclays

The results announcements do not give Barclays plans away but a comparison between the Retail Banking and Barclay Capital Group Income slides make it so very clear. The Barclays card franchise is back with a growth of 50%+ and UK

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Posted in Financial Markets

This week’s investment banking buzz and inspiration | Advantage Dealbook

As BofA and Buffet now detail their investments / deals for the press, there seems to be a temporary revival in investment fortunes, even as Europe keeps a death reaper’s stranglehold on the markets. Italy yields are down, trading between

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Posted in Banking, China, Dealbook, European Sovereign Debt crisis, Financial Markets, Global, India, Mergers etc, Private Equity, Retail Lifestyle