★ 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 TrackerCommoditiesFinanceⓁ GoldMonetary 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
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarkets Banks’ Buildup of Reserve Accounts Could Boost Future Earnings if Recession Fears are Overcooked Top US banks have reported a largely mixed set of earnings for Q4 2022. However, some of the most recent…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 19, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary Policy Booming Credit Growth Could Bolster US Banks, but Risks are Also on the Rise Unsurprisingly, bank profits headed lower in Q2 of this year, largely due to banks preparing provisions for future losses. Deposits…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 22, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Monetary PolicyPolitics & PolicyReal Estate & Construction China’s Property Woes Spill Over Into the Banking Sector as Investment Falls and Mortgage Boycott Bites Chinese property investment and residential construction are languishing under a lack of liquidity and rising financial unrest among the populace.…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 31, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeFinancePolitics & Policy Hong Kong Financial Sector Losing Out on International Talent but Heavy COVID Restrictions Likely to Remain New talent is increasingly hard to come by in high profile sectors of Hong Kong's economy - particularly the all-important…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 25, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarkets Bank Profits Broadly Lower in Q2 as Loan Loss Reserves Run out, Investment Banking Stalls US banks' second quarter results helped to map out an uncertain future for the financial sector. Trading revenues rose but…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 19, 2022