Posts Tagged ‘bank crisis’
Will PacWest Bank Be the Next Fed Casualty?
Here’s something you may not know about these smaller regional banks. A lot of them have been in trouble for a while now.
Read MoreA Look at the Rise & Fall of the U.S. Dollar
For decades, the U.S. Dollar (USD) has reigned supreme in global trade and capital flows. However, this dominance is being challenged, as many countries seek alternatives to reduce their reliance on the United States.
Read MoreIs March Madness Really Over?
In some ways, the 3-week period leading up to the end of the quarter was the market’s version of March Madness, as underdogs have become heroes and some familiar names have clocked the best market performance.
Read MoreWeakness in Commercial Real Estate May Signal Trouble
REIT investors are having a terrible year. The guiding principle of relative strength investing is to invest in what’s strong and avoid what is weak.
Read MoreThe Fed Announcement’s Implications for Banks
It’s about to get interesting… I think we’re about to see some bodies. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced another 25bps increase in interest rates.
Read MoreRelative Strength Update: Failing Bank Implications
After a tumultuous 2022, 2023 was off to a great start. Then banks threw a monkey wrench into the machine. Now the S&P has almost erased its impressive YTD gains, several banks are failing, and the prospect of a worldwide banking crisis looms… In times like these, it’s easy to become emotional and get caught…
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About the FDIC
Unfortunately, the sudden collapse of several large Regional banks over the last week has that boring old Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance back as a topic of conversation. So, we thought it might be helpful to highlight what the FDIC covers and how much… and maybe most importantly, what it does not cover. The…
Read MoreA Helpful Q&A on the Bank Crisis
And here’s the price paid… Last weekend’s fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure has dominated market news. So I want to address some of the questions and concerns surrounding what’s happening in the banking sector. Let’s dig in… Last Friday, Silicon Valley Bank (the 16th largest bank in the U.S.) failed and was…
Read MoreSVB Collapse Sparks Concerns About Systemic Risks in Financial System
Two bank failures and a falling stock market. What is going on? The events of the past week have caught many investors off guard, but for our regular readers and clients, you know that we have been warning about the growing risks in the markets for some time. On March 1, I discussed how there…
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