★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsMonetary Policy Fed Plots Narrower Tightening Path Forward but Bank Struggles Have Markets Focused on Rate Cuts The Federal Reserve attempted to strike a balance between maintaining financial conditions and price stability yesterday, hiking rates by 25bps…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 23, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy China Financials Unbowed by Western Banking Turmoil, De-Dollarization in Asia Begins Taking Shape While shares of US and European banks have been roiled by liquidity concerns and failures or near-failures of several banks…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 22, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsMonetary Policy Hawkish ECB Helps to Reduce Real Rate Spread with US, Ramping Up FX Pressure on USD/EUR Whether the Fed raises its benchmark fed funds rate by 25bps or chooses to pause at tomorrow's FOMC meeting, the Fed's…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 21, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary Policy Central Banks Attempt to Implement Support Programs Without Sparking Panic, Parallels to Past Crisis Linger Recent measures taken by central banks and sovereign governments are beginning to seem familiar to the early stage actions taken to try…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 20, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsMonetary Policy Credit Suisse Leads European Banking Breakdown, Complicating Imminent ECB Meeting Outlook Following a week of tumult in the US banking space, shares of European financials are breaking down as the probability…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 15, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesFinanceMonetary Policy Gold Demand Remains Robust as Banking Breakdown Threatens to Bust Rate Hike Projections Gold prices have shrugged off chaos in equity and bond markets over the last week, rallying back above $1900.00. While…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 13, 2023
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsEconomics & TradeManufacturing & LogisticsMarketsMonetary Policy A Tough and Tighter Year Ahead An equities rally at the start of the year hit a brick wall in February. That was largely due to…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 3, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeManufacturing & LogisticsMarketsMonetary Policy Chinese Economic Data Surges into Annual Congress, Potentially Impacting Forthcoming Growth Target Several key data points appear to indicate China's economic recovery, following an extended bout of COVID-induced lockdowns, has taken hold.…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 2, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMonetary Policy Expectations for a Gold-Smashing Rate Hike Bump Unsubstantiated Thus Far as Inflation Cools Gradually Gold has shed most of its gains for the year in February, as some have begun to speculate that the Fed could…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 23, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMonetary Policy Emerging Markets Off to a Strong Start in 2023, Leveraging Weak Dollar and China Rebound Emerging markets disappointed once again last year as growth crumbled and a persistently strong Dollar subdued sentiment. Those trends may…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 1, 2023