★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceⓁ US BanksMarkets Fed Liquidity Facility Shuts as Latest Bank Data Shows Deposit Drain Halting, Unrealized Losses Narrowing The FDIC's latest quarterly banking profile showed a significant drop-off in net income at US banks to close out 2023.…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 11, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMonetary Policy Gold and Bitcoin Break Out, Greenback Stagnant on Rising Expectations for Earlier Rate Cuts Gold futures broke out to an all-time high on Sunday evening, coinciding with a 20-month high in the unit price…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 4, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary Policy Bank Profits Cut as Paper Losses Rebounded in Q3, But Falling Yields Could Ease Balance Sheet Pressure New data from the FDIC shows that US bank profits shrunk in Q3 while unrealized losses re-expanded to near record…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 30, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Outlook on US Debt Now Negative at Moody’s, Government Shutdown Could Carry Yield Implications Moody's now maintains a "negative" outlook on US sovereign debt, compounding a credit rating downgrade from Fitch Ratings in August,…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 13, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinancePolitics & Policy US TIC Data Shows Foreign Official Treasury Holders are Cutting Exposure, Potentially Pushing up Yields Though total foreign holdings of US Treasuries have risen throughout the past several months, the latest Treasury International Capital (TIC)…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 19, 2023
★ 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)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
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceReal Estate & Construction Commercial Property Valuations and Sales Volumes Continually Slammed by Vacant Office Space Office REITs have continued to sell off in recent weeks, coinciding with news that metropolitan office property sales have slowed to…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 31, 2023