QABA News and Press, First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund From 05/02/23

2023-05-02 01:22:00 ET Summary While uncertainty has increased, we believe fundamentals remain largely solid for the U.S. banking sector. Much of what happened in March, and later in the failure of First Republic Bank, was idiosyncratic rather than a “regional bank crisis.&...

2023-04-29 01:20:00 ET Summary Inflation remains 'unacceptably high', but banking stresses are leading to a tightening of lending conditions, which will do more to slow the economy than the likely 25bp hike on Wednesday. While the Fed will leave the door ajar for further hikes, th...

2023-04-26 22:15:00 ET Summary Crescat is a global macro asset management firm. Our mission is to grow and protect wealth over the long term. The ongoing deficit spending and debt monetization since the 2008 crisis have created a trifecta of macro imbalances. Forward-thinking ...

2023-04-26 01:03:00 ET Summary The biggest deposit flight we have seen in 50 years from commercial banks shows no sign of stopping. Fed Chairman Powell is exacerbating the issue with every rate hike he makes given US 3-Mo T-bills yield nearly 4.75% above the average FDIC savings r...

2023-04-25 11:35:00 ET Summary Considering the pace and magnitude of interest rate hikes over the last year, it’s not surprising that issues in the banking industry have resulted in a confidence crisis. The swift and aggressive intervention by regulatory and private sector ...

2023-04-25 10:31:00 ET Summary Banking stress is unambiguously negative for the economy because it creates difficulties for small and midsize companies, which tend to utilize smaller banks due to the ease of access to credit they provide. We believe the Fed will be reluctant to mo...

2023-04-25 03:25:00 ET Summary Why market uncertainty could lead to a return to quality. The unusual market cycle markets find themselves in now. Canadian banks may face a few tough quarters but will prove their resiliency. Despite potential headwinds, equity markets...

2023-04-20 12:30:00 ET Summary Wedgewood Partners is a money manager founded in 1988 with the goal of providing investors with a superior approach to managing investment portfolios. We cover Q1 2023's top contributors and detractors. Over our 30-plus years, in far too many of ...

2023-04-18 21:00:00 ET Summary This isn’t going to be another history of the meltdown of Silicon Valley Bank - rather than merely recount the developments, I’m going to discuss their significance. A number of things about SVB made it somewhat of a special case ȁ...

2023-04-18 09:43:00 ET Summary Changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard adjusted the sector weights in the S&P 500. Sector futures provide a way to manage risk related to the 11 GICS sectors and gain exposure to changes impacting differing sectors of the market. ...