BNKU News and Press, MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index 3X Lev From 08/13/19

During the first six months of the year, European banks earned a combined US$13.3 billion worth of investment banking fees - down 14% from this time last year, which makes it the lowest first half-year level since 2016, according to analysis by Refinitiv . In the first six months of 2016, Eur...

The Federal Reserve board is considering  the use of a tool that could reduce help ensure that credit is available during a downturn, the Wall Street Journal reports. More news on: Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corporation, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Financial stocks news, News on...

The major US banks reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations, but the prospect of lower interest rates could pose a risk in the second half of the year. Monica Yeung, Global Financials Analyst, TD Asset Management, talks about the latest results and the outlook for the Read mor...

Summarizing universal and trust banks' Q2 performance (excluding Northern Trust, which reports on Wednesday), Wolfe Research analyst Steven Chubak sees 2020 consensus for most of them still too high. More news on: Wells Fargo & Company, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Citigroup Inc., Fi...

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By Justin Murray Broadly speaking, banks operate under the concept of maturity transformation. Banks take short-term - less than one year - financing vehicles, such as customer deposits, and use that to finance long-term - more than one year - returns. These returns range from the most com...

Regional banks are faring better than the megabanks as the broader markets fluctuate in a session reflecting the ever-shifting trade-war landscape. More news on: SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF, Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Citigroup Inc., Financial stocks news, Stocks on the move, ...

A Wells Fargo bank vault (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Associated Press Banks eased credit standards for business loans this quarter, reversing the tightening of late 2018. That sharp increase in banks tightening credit standards was coincident with the general doom and gloom which accompanied the ...

More US bank respondents reported to the Federal Reserve that they are seeing weaker demand for Commercial & Industrial Loans than at any time since the end of the Great "Recession." The Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) asks respondents to gauge certain ...

The Federal Reserve observes risky debt issuance has picked up recently, though refinancing activity has decreased because of "somewhat elevated spreads," according to the central bank's semi-annual Financial Stability Report. More news on: Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Direxion Dail...