★ 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
★ 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
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary Policy First Republic’s Troubles Could Roil Financials Further as Banking Sector Concerns Remain Unresolved First Republic Bank's Q1 earnings painted a more dismal picture than analysts had expected, with deposits at the troubled bank falling…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 25, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary Policy Upcoming Bank Earnings Will Draw Attention to Deposits, Direction of Net Interest Margins With US banks set to begin reporting Q1 earnings later this week, all eyes will be on which large institutions…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 11, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsReal Estate & Construction Softening Commercial Property Market Could Stretch Financials Even Further as CMBS Bets Get More Risky Financial sector exposure to commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks. Not only are mid-sized banks…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 27, 2023
★ 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)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