As Stocks Swoon, Residential Mortgages Surge
In a funny way the coronavirus or COVID19 took some excess air out of the obvious bubble in US equities.
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Feb 25, 2020
- 5 min
QE & Dollar Debt Deflation
New York | The rally in risk-free bonds is quickly rendering irrelevant the policy direction of the Federal Open Market Committee. Weâve...
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Feb 16, 2020
- 6 min
Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction
Neither officials of the Federal Reserve Board, the US Treasury nor other agencies have ever been called to account for Deutsche Bank
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Feb 10, 2020
- 4 min
Profile: Bank of America's Trouble is Asset Returns
We have a neutral risk assessment on BAC and will be prepared to downgrade the name should asset returns continue to fall.
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Feb 3, 2020
- 5 min
So Goldman & Citi Like Retail Banking? Really?
New York | Last week, Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) held its long awaited investor day event. As GS says on its web site: âOur senior...
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jan 28, 2020
- 4 min
Systemic Risk, Real or Imagined
Washington | Last week, we released a paper rebutting the 2019 report by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which claims...
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jan 21, 2020
- 5 min
As Argentina Sinks, Investors Ponder Uruguay
New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we ponder the unfolding ninth sovereign debt default of progressive...
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jan 12, 2020
- 7 min
Are US Banks Facing a Credit Trap?
Just as last summer we called the problems brewing in the short-term money markets, now we put down a marker on bank credit....
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jan 6, 2020
- 16 min
Bank Profile: Deutsche Bank AG
DB is a bank that increasingly has no clear reason to exist
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jan 5, 2020
- 5 min
Is it FinTech or OldTech?
There is nothing really new under the sun when it comes to technology, only new packaging and hype in the world of media and investments.
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Dec 29, 2019
- 5 min
The Fed Takes a Baby Step Forward in Payments
In the waning days of 2019, the Federal Reserve Board took what is perhaps its most positive and significant policy action of the year
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Dec 25, 2019
- 5 min
Robert Eisenbeis: Personal Reflections of Paul Volcker
Among his key attributes were his integrity, the quality of his public service, his concern for the independence of the Fed
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Dec 16, 2019
- 8 min
George Selgin on Frozen Money Markets & Competing With the Fed in Payments
Why does the Fed want to compete with the banks it regulates in payments?
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Dec 9, 2019
- 5 min
Banks & Autos: A Global Wave of Consolidation
New York | Over the past several months, news reports have suggested that the global auto industry is about to disappear. Ford Motor (F)...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 30, 2019
- 5 min
Four Charts: US Bank Earnings Are Falling
New York | Even as a record 50 million Americans hit the road for Thanksgiving last week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp released the...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 25, 2019
- 5 min
Schwab Goes for the Big Time; HSBC Joins the Bank Dead Pool
New York | News reports suggest that The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) may acquire TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (AMTD). SCHW is...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 18, 2019
- 4 min
Does Goldman Sachs Discriminate Against Female Borrowers?
New York | Did Goldman Sachs (GS) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) discriminate against women in the provision of credit on the new accounts for the...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 14, 2019
- 4 min
Citigroup: Negative Assessment; FOMC: Liquidity vs the VIX
New York | Fed Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed this week that the FOMC is unlikely to make any further reductions in interest rates for...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 6, 2019
- 4 min
The Bank Dead Pool; Goldman Sachs: Negative Assessment
New York | Last week we pondered the fate of Citigroup (C) and several other global banks that have lost their raison d'ĂȘtre with a group...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 31, 2019
- 5 min
Repo Madness: The Rest of the Story
New York | The Federal Open Market Committee cut the target for short-term funds another quarter point last night, raising the question...
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