★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsMonetary Policy ECB Benchmark Rate Reaches Record High, But Euro Could Continue to Crack Without Further Hikes A record high in the ECB's benchmark short-term rate has done little to stem the Euro's ongoing slide against the US…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 14, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Finance More US Banks Face Credit Rating Downgrades as Funding and Deposit Concerns Persist Another round of credit rating downgrades impacting several US banks with a combined $426 billion in consolidated assets, this time…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 22, 2023
★ 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
⚑ 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
★ 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)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 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)⦁ 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