South China Morning Post (December 19)
“China reduced its US Treasury holdings in October to its lowest level in 17 years, as mounting concerns over US debt sustainability and the Federal Reserve’s independence further eroded confidence in dollar-backed assets. The country’s stockpile fell to US$688.7 billion in October, down from US$700.5 billion in September.” At the peak in 2013, China held approximately US$1.32 trillion in Treasuries.
Tags: 2013, Assets, China, Concerns, Confidence, Debt sustainability, Federal Reserve, Independence, Lowest, Peak, S, Treasuries, U
Financial Times (March 2)
“Surging property prices in recent years has been a common theme for many major cities around the world.” In Tokyo, the difference is “that a longer-lasting trend is driving prices this time. The number of wealthy households in Japan has reached a record 1.5mn as the total amount of financial assets has also risen every year since 2013.” In addition, “demand from wealthy Chinese buyers” is boosting demand.
Tags: 2013, Boosting, Chinese buyers, Cities, Demand, Financial assets, Japan, Property prices, Surging, Tokyo, Trend, Wealthy households
The Economist (August 20)
The Bank of Japan expects “prices will rise by 2.3% in the current fiscal year. That would be the first time prices outstrip the bank’s 2% target since it was introduced in 2013, excluding the impact of sales-tax hikes. The covid-19 pandemic and commodity shocks from the war in Ukraine seem to have done what years of loose monetary policy could not.”
Tags: 2.3%, 2013, BOJ, Commodity, COVID-19, Pandemic, Prices, Rise, Sales-tax hikes, Shocks, Target, Ukraine, War
Euromoney (January issue)
“It won’t take much to improve on last year’s ECM and M&A revenue numbers. According to Dealogic’s preliminary full-year 2012 figures, ECM revenue fell to $13.3 billion last year—the lowest since 2003. M&A revenue was $17.3 billion in 2012—down 15% compared with 2011.” Debt capital markets, however, fared better in 2012 with DCM revenue at $21.1 billion, a 23% increase over 2011.
Euromoney (December Issue)
We might be in line for some tasty economic porridge in 2013. “The US, Japan and Europe will be too cold next year. Manufacturing from emerging economies might be too hot. The result, though, might be just right.” World GDP could expand at 3% with industrial output up 5% or more. “Like Goldilocks’ porridge—growth is warm enough to reduce defaults and produce cashflow to service debt, but not too hot to spark inflation and a massive bond sell-off.”
We might be in line for some tasty economic porridge in 2013. “The US, Japan and Europe will be too cold next year. Manufacturing from emerging economies might be too hot. The result, though, might be just right.” World GDP could expand at 3% with industrial output up 5% or more. “Like Goldilocks’ porridge—growth is warm enough to reduce defaults and produce cashflow to service debt, but not too hot to spark inflation and a massive bond sell-off.”
Tags: 2013, Economic forecast, Emerging economies, Europe, GDP, Industrial ouput, Inflation, Japan, Manufacturing, U.S.
