★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Monetary PolicyReal Estate & Construction Rising Rates Could Reverse Fed Progress on Key Shelter Inflation Gauge Amid Home Construction Slowdown The latest data on US home construction showed a significant deceleration in starts and permitting activity, which each fell to…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 16, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceⓁ US BanksMonetary Policy US Bank Deposits Swell to Highest Level in a Year as Loan-Loss Provisioning Slows to Halt Bank deposits have surged over the past four months, giving US financial institutions some much-needed breathing room to insulate their…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 10, 2024
★ 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 PolicyPolitics & Policy Potential Government Shutdown May Risk Further Deterioration of US Creditworthiness The US government has until the end of the week to pass twelve appropriations bills that will constitute its budget…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 26, 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)FinanceMarkets Increased Loan-Loss Provisions Projected in Upcoming US Bank Earnings, Resurgent Rates Apply Pressure Estimates for US bank earnings suggest increased defaults on loans from large American lenders, as well as greater provisions for…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 10, 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