★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsMonetary Policy US Banking Sector Slammed by Spate of Downgrades as Dependence on Liquidity Assistance Looms Ten banks faced credit rating downgrades from Moody's this morning, along with six more prominent depositories being put on watch…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 8, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinancePolitics & Policy Fitch’s US Debt Downgrade Dismissed by Some, But Could be Driving Long-Term Rates Higher A downgrade of the US's sovereign debt by Fitch Ratings, from AAA to AA+, has been widely dismissed by government…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 3, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary PolicyReal Estate & Construction Pummeling of European Commercial Property Markets May Worsen as Inflation Remains Entrenched Dealmaking and valuations in European commercial real estate (CRE) continue to weaken amid high interest rates and slowing growth. There seems…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 11, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarkets Increased Loan-Loss Provisions Projected in Upcoming US Bank Earnings, Resurgent Rates Apply Pressure Estimates for US bank earnings suggest increased defaults on loans from large American lenders, as well as greater provisions for…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 10, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesFinanceMarkets BlackRock Boosts Bitcoin Amid ETF Bonanza, But Coinbase Partnership May Prove Problematic Bitcoin reached a new 52-week high this morning after BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that it was "digitizing gold", thereby…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 6, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceReal Estate & Construction Commercial Property Valuations and Sales Volumes Continually Slammed by Vacant Office Space Office REITs have continued to sell off in recent weeks, coinciding with news that metropolitan office property sales have slowed to…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 31, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarkets Tether Expands Profits, Dominance, and Bitcoin Holdings as T-Bills and Reverse Repo Become Reserve Standards Tether, the world's leading stablecoin issuer, posted its reserve attestation documents for Q1 2023 last week and claimed to have earned…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 22, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinancePolitics & PolicyReal Estate & Construction Commercial Real Estate Price Drop, Potential US Debt Default Raise Risks for Regional Banking Space Commercial real estate prices fell for the first time in over a decade last quarter, heightening the risks overexposed banks…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 18, 2023
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsFinanceMarketsMonetary Policy FX and the Impending Fed Inflection Point In tandem with reaching the median terminal rate its policymakers laid out in March, the Federal Reserve boosted bets on…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary Policy JPMorgan’s First Republic Rescue Cuts Contagion Fears, Raises Questions about Shareholder Compensation After a prolonged death spiral, First Republic Bank was finally seized by regulators this morning and subsequently sold to JPMorgan.…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 1, 2023