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Wednesday links: a good process

Abnormal Returns

(etf.com) Finance Why Evercore ($EVR) is outperforming other investment banks. on.ft.com) There is still a lot of uncertainty around office building valuations. nytimes.com) Private equity shops are turning into one-stop alternative asset providers. axios.com) The long and winding road to a Reddit IPO.

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1st Quarter 2024 Economic And Market Outlook: Potential Increased Volatility, Threats To Economic Growth, And Equity Markets

Nerd's Eye View

Notably, the work-from-home movement has resulted in a dramatic drop in office valuations that could lead to a whole host of issues, including lending constraints in the banking sector, which is already sitting on a mountain of unrealized losses on Treasuries and mortgages.

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: UBS upgrades Goldman Sachs to buy from hold on attractive valuation, lower-risk profile

MarketWatch

GS on Wednesday drew an upgrade to buy from hold at UBS on the stock’s attractive valuation and lower risk profile than its peers. Goldman Sachs has an opportunity to accelerate its asset management business through “attractively-priced mergers and acquisitions,” Hawken said. Shares of Goldman Sachs rose 0.8%.

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: Western Alliance leads upswing in regional bank stocks; Wedbush upgrades bank to outperform

MarketWatch

in premarket trades on Wednesday after the regional bank said it added $2 billion in deposits from March 31 to April 14. While we experienced elevated net deposit outflows immediately following the closure of other banks, deposit balances quickly stabilized,” the bank said. NYCB, M&T Bank Corp. Chiaverini.

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10 Thursday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Bloomberg ) • Stock, Bond and Crypto Investors Call Fed’s Bluff on Interest Rates : Many are skeptical as central bank says battle against inflation isn’t over. The Fed: Not So Fast : Traders keep bidding up stock and bond prices in hopes that the central bank will declare victory over inflation.

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Wednesday links: an awesome product

Abnormal Returns

morningstar.com) Real assets can be a portfolio drag during periods of quiescent inflation. marginalrevolution.com) Finance Private equity is stuck between elevated valuations high interest rates and a moribund IPO market. apolloacademy.com) How much longer can banks and office owners push out loan expirations?

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Bank on it? Top 5 Banking Stocks

Dear Mr. Market

Dear Mr. Market: SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) logo is seen through broken glass in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. Wash, rinse, repeat… Does that little preamble mean banking stocks now will be the oil stocks from just three years ago?

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