IAK News and Press, iShares U.S. Insurance From 03/21/23

2023-03-21 02:35:00 ET Summary By calling into question the value of a significant portion of the country's bank deposits, the recent failure of one or more regional banks is equivalent to a sudden tightening of monetary policy. If the Fed does not offset this effective tightening...

2023-03-20 15:15:00 ET Summary SVB collapse, consequences, and implications for technology. Role of productivity improvement in addressing inflation. What we learned from industrial tech earnings - identifying focus areas within our macro framework. The collapse of t...

2023-03-20 09:00:00 ET Summary The Fed's balance sheet will be getting much larger. Europe faces a serious inflation problem. Global markets did not "seize up" this week. It is commonly believed that the "Great Financial Crisis" could have been avoided had the Federa...

2023-03-18 09:44:00 ET Summary Just over a week ago, a materially more hawkish narrative from FED Chair Powell at his Congressional Testimony had convinced financial markets that the Fed could revert to a 50 basis point hike in March. However, a wild week of volatility marked by t...

2023-03-17 18:44:00 ET Summary Fighting high inflation is tough enough, but Fed has been trying to tame pricing pressure when the economy is showing signs of weakening, at least in some corners. The central bank normally eases monetary policy and cuts interest rates when economic ...

2023-03-16 01:24:00 ET Summary The crisis has broader macroeconomic implications and serves as a potent reminder that the banking system, asset markets, and the broader economy are all intrinsically linked via interest rates. Recession risks have increased because of the likelihoo...

2023-03-16 00:19:00 ET Summary Runs on banks happen regularly, but this time recent events have sent reverberations across financial markets. We should expect increased regulation and oversight globally. The startup-company niche clientele of SVB must rethink its approach to b...

2023-03-15 11:30:00 ET Summary All over the world, people are moving cash out of low-yielding bank accounts and into higher-yielding deposits. Shareholder equity and retained earnings (tier-one capital) are the primary funding source for banks. Losses in the sector manifest in...

2023-03-14 09:05:00 ET Summary The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has raised concerns about the vulnerabilities in the US financial system. While SVB is not Lehman Brothers and its collapse is not likely to trigger a financial crisis, it has highlighted some vulnerabilities that ...

2023-03-13 05:24:26 ET Summary Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves through the regional banks. BTO, a fund which we have refused to pay a premium for, finally dropped to a discount. We look at risks and rewards of buying in here. John Hancock Financial Opportunity Fund...