Morgan Stanley's outlook for the top ten investment trends in 2025: the revival of nuclear energy, the AI revolution in the financial Industry, quantum computing, oral weight loss medications...
Morgan Stanley pointed out that historically, popular themes with strong profit momentum tend to have a strong sustainability, such as AI, defense spending, and obesity drugs; negative prices and quantum computing are expected to emerge as new investment hotspots.
The banking industry will face an AI shockwave, with 0.2 million jobs potentially being eliminated.
Analysts claim that the backend, middle office, and Operation departments face the highest risk of layoffs, with repetitive tasks being particularly vulnerable.
Press Release: Western Alliance Bancorporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Release Date, Conference Call and Webcast
RBC Capital Maintains Western Alliance Bancorp(WAL.US) With Buy Rating, Cuts Target Price to $105
RBC Adjusts Western Alliance Bancorp's Price Target to $105 From $109, Maintains Outperform Rating
Citi Says 'Buy' These Stocks in '25; SA Quant Ratings Says Maybe Not
J.P. Morgan Maintains Western Alliance Bancorp(WAL.US) With Buy Rating, Cuts Target Price to $105
Another signal of regulatory easing! On the eve of Trump's inauguration, Barr resigns as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, is spring coming for Bank of America stocks?
Now, as Trump's inauguration approaches, Barr, a key figure in the negotiations related to the agreement, has proposed to resign, while the Bank of America seems to have won concessions from the Institutions.
Signals of Trump 2.0 going for deregulation? The Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve in charge of financial regulation will resign early after Trump takes office.
According to the Federal Reserve's statement, Barr's resignation will take effect no later than February 28, and he will continue to serve as a Federal Reserve Governor until the term ends. The statement implies that he is stepping down as Vice Chairman of Supervision more than a year early to avoid potential legal disputes with the Trump administration. The media reports that Barr's decision does not indicate that Powell will also step down from the position of Federal Reserve Chairman early, but it casts a shadow over the prospects of the USA implementing new banking regulations that increase capital requirements.
To avoid potential conflicts with the Trump administration, the Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve responsible for bank supervision has resigned.
Michael Barr, the Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve responsible for bank regulation, will resign from this position on February 28.
Western Alliance Bancorp Is Maintained at Equal-Weight by Wells Fargo
Western Alliance Analyst Ratings
Wells Fargo Upgrades Western Alliance Bancorp(WAL.US) to Buy Rating, Cuts Target Price to $95
Express News | Western Alliance Bancorporation : Wells Fargo Cuts Target Price to $95 From $102
Key focus! The economic event Calendar for the US stock market in 2025 is coming, seize investment opportunities first.
As we enter 2025, new investment opportunities are on the horizon! To this end, Futu News has carefully compiled relevant information to present investors with a quick overview - the 2025 USA Economic Events Calendar, to help seize investment opportunities.
Mortgage Applications Fall Sharply as Rates Rise
Next year, the major banks in the USA will usher in a "harvest" year, and every business will "flourish everywhere"?
With the Federal Reserve likely to slow down the pace of interest rate cuts next year, higher rates are expected to expand Banks' net interest margins; incoming USA president Trump is also expected to ease regulations and scrutiny on the financial sector; Analysts surveyed by Institutions generally expect that revenues across all sectors of the world's top Banks (except for FICC Trade) will see the first growth since 2021 next year.
Inflation is eroding bottom-tier consumption, and the USA credit card default rate has reached a new high since the financial crisis.
The credit card default rate in the USA reached its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis in the first nine months of 2024, with the total amount of bad credit card loans reaching 46 billion USD, a 50% increase compared to the same period last year. Financial pressure is gradually shifting to low-income groups, who are facing an increasingly heavy debt burden.
2025: The "spring" of the Banks arrives, resulting in a huge explosion in profits!
After experiencing a few years of ups and downs, 2025 may be the breakout year for Global large Banks!
Major banks are bullish, hedge funds are flooding in, and Bank of America stock is expected to soar next year.
Regardless of the standard used for measurement, this year has been a bumper year for Bank of America stocks. For investors in the Industry, even better days are ahead.