QABA News and Press, First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund From 03/17/23

2023-03-17 03:40:00 ET Summary The market gyrations are not rooted in a banking crisis, but in financial cracks from rapid rate hikes. We expect central banks to take actions to shore up the financial system – but to keep hiking rates. We see opportunities in short-term...

2023-03-17 03:05:00 ET Summary The Fed and U.S. Treasury have made to decision to back-stop depositors at U.S. banks – a liability that could potentially hit $2 trillion. However, the scale of the problem this time, compared to 2008, is multiples larger. Aside from what...

2023-03-17 02:00:00 ET Summary Without the SVB crisis, it is unlikely the liquidity of Credit Suisse would ever have been called into question. The notion of what is cash versus high-quality liquid assets is not a concern at Credit Suisse and other European banks generally, as opp...

2023-03-16 23:29:00 ET Summary The recent disarray in the banking system appears to have caused fundamental changes to the near-term course of the economy. The expected recession is now more likely and will probably occur sooner. As the economy slows sooner, inflation may move...

2023-03-16 12:00:00 ET Summary Credit Suisse trouble spark concerns about the global financial sector. Why fixed income might be worth a closer look amid financial sector turmoil. Why there's a flight to quality and safety as banking concerns rattle markets. ...

2023-03-16 05:30:00 ET Summary The Fed finally broke something. Prudence would argue for a less-hawkish stance on the part of the Fed. We’ve been this way before. scared/panicky, but it is not the end of the world. So, now what? Preamble I composed...

2023-03-16 05:05:00 ET Summary Over the past week, investors have had to digest U.S. banking failures and the threatened collapse of a major European bank. This stress has finally underscored the tensions between global central banks’ efforts to tame inflation and growing c...

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 22:25:00 ET Summary The failure of Silicon Valley Bank, along with Silvergate Bank and the Signature Bank of New York, has created what is possibly an inflection point in the bond markets. The effect on the fixed-income markets has been nothing short of astonishing. ...