Charlatans, Imbeciles and Fed Governors
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The Institutional Risk Analyst
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 22, 2019
- 5 min
Maybe No Rate Cut in July?
Avalon | We caused a bit of a fuss last week on CNBC by suggesting that the Federal Open Market Committee will not cut the target for Fed...
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Robert Eisenbeis
- Jul 4, 2019
- 3 min
Eisenbeis: The June FOMC
In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a comment by Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D., Vice Chairman & Chief Monetary...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 5, 2019
- 7 min
Aftermath: Interview with James Rickards
New York | Last week in The Institutional Risk Analyst, we gave you a taste of today’s interview with author and consultant Jim Rickards...
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Robert Eisenbeis
- May 10, 2019
- 4 min
Eisenbeis: Hope Is Not a Strategy
New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a market comment from Robert Eisenbeis, Vice Chairman & Chief...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Mar 24, 2019
- 5 min
Bank Earnings and QE/QT
New York | In the most recent edition of The IRA Bank Book, we note that the rate of increase in funding costs for US banks in 2018 was a...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Mar 10, 2019
- 9 min
The Interview: David Kotok on GSIBs, Markets and Central Banks
San Francisco | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a conversation with David Kotok, Chairman and Chief...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Dec 26, 2018
- 5 min
Welcome to Brazil
Paris | Those of us who anticipated a quiet holiday break have been greatly disappointed. It is tempting to blame the electronic...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 14, 2018
- 5 min
Tight Money vs Tight Spreads
By any standard, credit spreads in the US bond and loan markets remain very tight. Now several years into a Fed interest rate tightening...
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David Kotok
- Apr 2, 2018
- 5 min
Kotok: LOIS is Screaming
In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a comment from our fellow fisherman David Kotok, Chairman & Chief Investment...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Feb 21, 2018
- 7 min
Wells Fargo & Co Gets No Respect
"Al", retired Wells Fargo stagecoach pony New York | Wall Street more than bounced last week as the secular shortage of stocks quickly...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jan 25, 2018
- 5 min
Dollars, Deficits and "Duh" in Davos
New York | With the global punditry assembled in Davos this week, the topic of the dollar seems to have bubbled to the surface again. ...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Dec 10, 2017
- 7 min
The Interview: Bob Eisenbeis on Seeking Normal at the Fed
In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, let’s first ponder last week’s revelations that the European Central Bank is taking a...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 30, 2017
- 5 min
Banks and the Fed's Duration Trap
Atlanta | Is a conundrum worse than a dilemma? One of the more important and least discussed factors affecting the financial markets is...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 20, 2017
- 6 min
Is Multifamily Lending a Threat to US Banks?
Trump Pavilion from the Van Wyck Expressway New York | Q: Besides stocks, what asset class has benefitted the most from the radical...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 1, 2017
- 7 min
CDO Redux: Credit Spreads & Financial Fraud
“The great wheel of circulation is altogether different from the goods which are circulated by means of it. The revenue of the society...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 25, 2017
- 5 min
Citigroup: Expanding Multiples, Flat Margins
New York | We start the week in downtown Manhattan with a presentation to the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers in...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 29, 2017
- 5 min
Fed Chairs & Credit Bubbles
New York | Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s defense of the benefits of regulation last week in Jackson Hole probably killed her chances for...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 22, 2017
- 6 min
Mortgage Finance Update: Winter is Here
New York | After several weeks on the road talking to mortgage professionals and business owners, below is an update on the world of...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- May 31, 2017
- 5 min
The Profile: Capital One Financial (COF)
Financials swooned this week as investors now seem to accept that much of the Trump program is in doubt – at least for 2017. No surprise...
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