★ 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
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsEconomics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy Tightening Approaches a Tipping Point After more than a year of fighting breakout inflation, the Fed appears to have finally gotten a firm grip on…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 4, 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
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsCommoditiesEconomics & TradeMonetary Policy Stagflation Nation Economic growth is forecast to bounce back in the short-run, but measures of consumer sentiment have yet to reflect such…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 26, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeFinance More Bad Loans Chop Chinese Bank Profits as Sanctions and Other Risks Loom China’s largest banks are no longer insulated from the issues that regional depositories have had to swallow over the last…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 9, 2020