Banks

The US market is a tough nut to crack and brokers pull back expectations for local cloud company Xero, expecting growth will be slow.

Nick Linton-Ffrost of Fifth Wave suggests waiting for the right technical signals from ANZ Bank.

Looking for guidance at AGMs; Aust dollar needs to fall further; online advertising still taking share; soft contractor conditions continue; opportunity in gaming; and ClearView re-rates.

Implications of soft retail outlook on stocks; Bell Potter muses over a SUN-BEN merger; and UBS contemplates a weaker Aust dollar and mining stocks.

Analysts now see it as inevitable Australia’s big banks will need to increase their capital ratios on a regulatory basis, and there’s much conjecture as to how this might be achieved.

FNArena’s Treasure Chest reports on money making ideas from stockbrokers and other experts. The expectation of interest rate normalisation over the next four years leads Merrills to upgrade to a market-leading target price for Computershare.

Medibank Private IPO; testing times for general insurers; implications of Harper Review for telcos; and discounter threats to supermarkets.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised concerns about an “unbalanced” housing market and brokers ponder the likely curbs on banks that may result.

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Super Report defends Australia’s recently bashed banks.

CBA appears the clear leader among banks; advertising weak over first half; low inflation key to consumption growth; Snowy Hydro privatisation?