FTXO News and Press, First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF From 04/15/19

While Goldman Sachs ( GS -3.2% ) and Citigroup ( C -0.1% ) Q1 earnings exceeded consensus estimates, investors weren't impressed and bank stocks, in general, slumped. More news on: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Citigroup Inc., Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Financial stocks news, S...

This article provides an impact assessment of the FOMC April/May30-1 2019 meeting and a possible rise in the Federal Funds Rate ((FFR)) to 2.75%. The Federal Reserve held the target range for FFR at 2.25-2.5 percent during its policy meeting of March 2019 and reaffirmed its position to be pa...

First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of distributions for 115 exchange-traded funds (each a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”) advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: FTA is a federally registe...

In his recent memoir, Keeping At It , Paul Volcker gave me greater perspective on the trials and tribulations of leading the US Federal Reserve and pursuing public policy. That's hardly a surprise. Few public servants over the last several generations can rival Volcker's breadth of experience...

“ Warren Buffett Doubles Down on Big Banks ….” So reads the headlines of the article written by Katherine Chiglinsky and Ben Foldy in Bloomberg LP today. Buffett, as is well known, likes to buy when companies are out-of-favor. In the last part of 2018, this certainly was...

Analysts say today's merger deal between BB&T (NYSE: BBT ) and SunTrust (NYSE: STI ) could serve as a " catalyst for consolidation " as other large regional banks feel the pressure to take on the industry's largest players. More news on: BB&T Corporation, SunTrust Banks, Inc...

U.S. consumer credit rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.0% in December, bringing the Q4 growth rate to 6.6%, according to the Federal Reserve. More news on: Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares ETF, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x Shares ...

This article provides an impact assessment of the FOMC March 19-20 meeting and a possible rise in the Federal Funds Rate ((FFR)) to 2.75%. The Federal Reserve held the target range for FFR at 2.25-2.5 percent during its first policy meeting of January 2019 and reaffirmed its position to be ...

The latest data point that confirms the deceleration in global and domestic economic activity comes in the form of the Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey by the Federal Reserve. In this report, responses from 73 domestic banks and 22 U.S. branches of foreign banks were collected from December...

U.S. banks tightened lending standards for commercial real estate loans, while standards and most terms on commercial and industrial loans remained basically unchanged, according to the Federal Reserve's January 2019 senior loan opinion survey on bank lending practices. More news on: Fin...