Thanks to a surprise election win, a surprise APRA announcement and a big hint from the RBA, the skies are suddenly looking a lot brighter for Australia’s banks. But have the fundamentals really changed?
The evidence is in: QE hasn’t worked. How now to stem the global slowdown when all options have been exhausted?
Regulatory scrutiny, political scrutiny, increased competition, a plunging housing market and a recalcitrant neighbour all add up to a grim outlook for Australian banks.
A comprehensive assessment of the February 2019 reporting season that was dominated by vulnerabilities and weaknesses, but share market performance was supported by macro.
By many metrics, the result season now past was one of the worst on record.
Bank earnings results met expectations but broker views vary on just how bad things can get from here, with house prices falling and the Royal Commission report still due.
A compilation of stories relating to the August 2018 corporate reporting season in Australia, published between late July and early September. Attached is FNArena’s final balance for the season.
With bank reporting season approaching, and ANZ having already issued a warning, how do brokers assess the situation from here in the wake of the Royal Commission interim report?
With reporting season now complete, we table the numbers and compare this season with those past.
A trade war, if that is what is to eventuate, will do little to help a Chinese economy already showing clear signs of slowing.
