Chris Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, returns to Forward Guidance to comment on the ample and growing earnings of the big banks (particularly JPMorgan Chase, whose stock surged over 7% on rosy net income and increasing deposits).
Whalen argues that banks’ unrealized losses on their securities due to interest rate risk have gone down dramatically ... Show More
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Policy Intervention Is Keeping The Bull Market Alive | Weekly Roundup
Markets increasingly seem to respond more to intervention than fundamentals, raising a bigger question about what actually drives asset prices today. This week, we discuss how policy intervention, systematic flows, and AI-driven capital allocation are reshaping market behavior an ... Show More
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Why This Economy Refuses To Break | David Cervantes
While investors wait for a recession that never comes, AI spending and fiscal stimulus keep pouring fuel on the expansion. David Cervantes of Pinebrook Capital joins to explain how AI spending is reshaping the economy, profits, and traditional market dynamics. We also discuss pro ... Show More
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Mar 2024
How JPMorgan thrived amid a banking crisis
<p>It’s been a year since Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse left everyone worried that the US’s banking sector sat on shaky ground. Despite that turmoil, one bank stands out: JPMorgan Chase. The largest bank in the country, JPMorgan took home record profits in 2023, and its dom ... Show More
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Aug 2024
The Hottest Way for Banks to Get Risk Off Their Balance Sheets
Synthetic risk transfers, in which banks purchase insurance-like protection on some of their loans, is a growing market on Wall Street, with billions worth of deals made in the US last year. But of course, anything with the words "synthetic" and "risk transfer" is probably going ... Show More
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Jul 2024
The Tech Sell-off and Beyond, Chips Try to Rebound, Sen. Vance's Wall Street Message 7/18/24
<p>One day after the worst session for the Nasdaq since December 2022, Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber explored what's ahead for the tech sector. Chips hoped to recoup some of Wednesday's steep losses after Taiwan Semiconductor reported better-than expected revenue g ... Show More
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Mar 2023
How Silicon Valley Bank failed
Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th largest bank in America, the bank of choice for tech startups and big-name venture capitalists. Then, in the span of just a few days, it collapsed. Whispers that SVB might be in trouble spread like wildfire through group texts and Twitter posts. D ... Show More
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