Highlight of the Week
Home Construction Fell 8.1% in September. Higher Mortgage Rates Continue to Cut Into Buyer Demand.
- The rate of new home construction fell in September from the month prior. Many point to rising interest rates putting a damper on buyer demand for new homes.
- The chief economist for the NAHB trade group stated that the homeownership rate will continue to decline in the quarters ahead due to rising interest rates and elevated construction costs
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Rapid Report:
JPMorgan Investment Banking Chair Carlos Hernandez to Retire
- Carlos Hernandez will retire in Q1 of 2023. Hernandez has worked for JPMorgan for 36 years and is part of Jamie Dimon’s inner management circle.
- The structure of JPMorgan’s investment bank will not change much with Jim Casey and Viswas Raghavan remaining as co-heads of Global investment banking.
- Currently, investment banking fees are down 44% this year, but Hernandez believes that JPMorgan will be prepared when the market improves.
Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Business Crumbled. There’s More Bad News.
- In Q3 Morgan Stanley suffered a significant decline in revenue and profit, largely due to the investment bank which saw its revenue fall by 55% from a year prior.
- While the wealth-management revenue grew its margins to almost 27%, Morgan Stanley still looks to be preparing for worse times ahead.
- Morgan Stanley increased provisions for potential credit losses by $11 million from the previous year. Analysts believe that the banking sector will see earnings fall by 4% on an annual basis in the coming months.
