BNKU News and Press, MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index 3X Lev From 04/29/23

2023-04-29 01:20:00 ET Summary Inflation remains 'unacceptably high', but banking stresses are leading to a tightening of lending conditions, which will do more to slow the economy than the likely 25bp hike on Wednesday. While the Fed will leave the door ajar for further hikes, th...

2023-04-26 22:15:00 ET Summary Crescat is a global macro asset management firm. Our mission is to grow and protect wealth over the long term. The ongoing deficit spending and debt monetization since the 2008 crisis have created a trifecta of macro imbalances. Forward-thinking ...

2023-04-26 01:03:00 ET Summary The biggest deposit flight we have seen in 50 years from commercial banks shows no sign of stopping. Fed Chairman Powell is exacerbating the issue with every rate hike he makes given US 3-Mo T-bills yield nearly 4.75% above the average FDIC savings r...

2023-04-25 11:35:00 ET Summary Considering the pace and magnitude of interest rate hikes over the last year, it’s not surprising that issues in the banking industry have resulted in a confidence crisis. The swift and aggressive intervention by regulatory and private sector ...

2023-04-25 10:31:00 ET Summary Banking stress is unambiguously negative for the economy because it creates difficulties for small and midsize companies, which tend to utilize smaller banks due to the ease of access to credit they provide. We believe the Fed will be reluctant to mo...

2023-04-25 03:25:00 ET Summary Why market uncertainty could lead to a return to quality. The unusual market cycle markets find themselves in now. Canadian banks may face a few tough quarters but will prove their resiliency. Despite potential headwinds, equity markets...

2023-04-20 12:30:00 ET Summary Wedgewood Partners is a money manager founded in 1988 with the goal of providing investors with a superior approach to managing investment portfolios. We cover Q1 2023's top contributors and detractors. Over our 30-plus years, in far too many of ...

2023-04-18 21:00:00 ET Summary This isn’t going to be another history of the meltdown of Silicon Valley Bank - rather than merely recount the developments, I’m going to discuss their significance. A number of things about SVB made it somewhat of a special case ȁ...

2023-04-15 03:35:00 ET Summary One of the first things many people did after SVB hit the news was to pull their money out of their local mom-and-pop banks and put it into one of the banking giants. On April 14, we got some hard data about this trend as the largest banks kicked off...

2023-04-14 12:51:00 ET Summary Even after a string of financial failures that sent depositors running for the hills, it’s a good time to be a giant U.S. bank. More troublesome than the level of deposits is the cost of those that stay, which is also rising. While it ...