FTXO News and Press, First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF From 03/10/23

2023-03-10 09:00:00 ET Summary As we have outlined over the last year, the larger banks are not as strong as we are led to believe. There are many other issues that have yet to come to light regarding various banks. You need to do your due diligence regarding where you house y...

Summary Banks becoming suspicious of each other is one of the early signs that a banking crisis is brewing. This suspicion is indicated by a rise in the average interest rate that banks charge each other for short-term financing relative to the interest rate paid by the US federal gover...

Summary US banks continue to operate in the market of extremes. Weak capital markets offset the benefits of higher rates for banks. Why banks continue to build their loss provisions. The latest U.S. bank earnings show the challenging environment lenders are operating in, a...

Summary Big banks have little to fear from a recession in 2023. They’re in better shape than a decade ago, with big buffers against delinquent debtors and numerous watchdogs keeping them honest. Leading the raid on banks’ profit picnic are depositors. After years of neglig...

Summary As expected, despite an overhang of risk from the pandemic, global banking sectors again avoided major crises in 2022. The combination of higher interest rates, tighter liquidity conditions, and risk aversion against a background of weaker global economic growth will slow credit...

Summary The value style continues to reign supreme on Wall Street. One regional bank sports impressive relative strength despite reporting a trepidatious quarter last October. With an earnings report on tap, I outline key prices to watch. Value stocks finally had their day...

Summary Purchasing Managers' Index from S&P Global provides a unique insight into worldwide economic trends, allowing the analysis of business activity by detailed sector in the world's principal regions. S&P Global PMI surveys recorded a fifth month of contracting worldwide bus...

Summary Global business conditions worsened in the penultimate month of the year according to the JPMorgan Global Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Global. New order expansions were seen in merely three of the 21 sectors tracked by the global PMI - software & services, pharmaceutic...

Summary Why the declines in tech on the S&P 500 may be hiding strength in other sectors from investors. The energy sector may still provide opportunities for investors. Insurers are not suffering the same challenges as other financials in the current high-rate environment....

Summary The U.S. inflation report is likely to remain the most economic piece of data for markets, for the foreseeable future. Falling inflation eventually will allow central banks to perform the much-discussed pivot, both in terms of the speed of tightening and eventual terminal ...