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.
RBC Capital Maintains Zions Bancorp(ZION.US) With Hold Rating, Cuts Target Price to $61
RBC Adjusts Zions Bancorporation's Price Target to $61 From $62, Keeps Sector Perform Rating
J.P. Morgan Maintains Zions Bancorp(ZION.US) With Hold Rating, Cuts Target Price to $62
Zions Bancorp Price Target Cut to $62.00/Share From $65.00 by JP Morgan
Are Regional Banks The Next Big Opportunity? Wall Street Analysts Bet Big On Multiyear Rally
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.
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Zions Bancorp(ZION.US) to Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $71
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.
Zions Bancorp Is Maintained at Underweight by Barclays
Zions Bancorp Analyst Ratings
Morgan Stanley Maintains Zions Bancorp(ZION.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $69
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Mortgage Applications Fall Sharply as Rates Rise
Wells Fargo Downgrades Zions Bancorp(ZION.US) to Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $62
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!