★ 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)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)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
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarkets Stress Test Results Could Spur Optimism in Financial Sector, But Recession Fears Still Loom Large The Federal Reserve will publish results from their annual stress tests of major US financial institutions today after the close. Based on those,…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 23, 2022