Q3'18 Bank Earnings: Tight Spreads & Growing Liquidity Risk
New York | This week The Institutional Risk Analyst ponders Q3 ’18 earnings for financials and what other surprises lie ahead. The...
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 3, 2018
- 8 min
The Interview: William Janeway on Capitalism and the Innovation Economy
“Political economy is not a science, it’s a clinical art, like medicine.” Eliot Janeway (1913-1993) Washington | In this issue of The...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 30, 2018
- 7 min
Goldman Sachs: To be a Bank, or Not
New York | Last week we almost welcomed the news that the Securities and Exchange Commission had accused Tesla Motors (TSLA) founder Elon...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 26, 2018
- 4 min
NASDAQ Dodges a Black Swan
New York | Q: How do you say “black swan” in Norwegian? A: sort svane. But hold that thought for a moment. Last week readers of The...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 19, 2018
- 6 min
Fintech Wars: New York v. OCC et al…
New York | The term financial technology or “fintech” was reportedly coined back in the 1980s by Peter Knight in The Sunday Times, but...
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Michael Whalen
- Sep 16, 2018
- 5 min
What Now for CBS and Viacom?
In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature composer and media industry observer Michael Whalen on the prospects for CBS...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 13, 2018
- 2 min
Lehman Brothers and the Subprime Crisis Ten Years After
New York | People keep asking what we think of the 10-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Our answer is that not much...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 10, 2018
- 3 min
Profile: Texas Capital Bancshares
New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we take a look at an important player in the world of mortgage finance, Texas...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 3, 2018
- 7 min
View from the Lake: Is the United States a “AAA” Credit?
Grand Lake Stream | The discussions this weekend at Leen’s Lodge in Maine were wide ranging and, as always, of great interest. Will...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 26, 2018
- 5 min
Will Jay Powell Blink on Reducing the Fed Portfolio?
New York | Last week Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed that the Federal Open Market Committee intends to keep...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 20, 2018
- 6 min
Tesla's Single Point of Failure
New York | Watching the meltdown of Tesla Motors (TSLA) founder and CEO Elon Musk last week unfold in the pages of The New York Times, we...
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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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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 7, 2018
- 6 min
Which Are the Best Performing US Banks?
New York | Which are the best performing banks in the US? Equity returns for the entire industry averaged 11.4% in Q1’18, up from 9.6%...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 29, 2018
- 7 min
Bank Stocks Rebound as Home Prices Start to Weaken
Dana Point | Since the lows of late-June, financials have rebounded more than 10% even as issues such as trade and the flattening...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 23, 2018
- 6 min
What If Chairman Powell is Wrong About Neutral Interest Rates?
New York | President Donald Trump caused a bit of a stir last week when he suggested that rising interest rates are cause for concern....
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 18, 2018
- 4 min
Is Goldman Sachs Really a Bank? Really?
New York | In the steamy days of July 2018, bank earnings are more interesting than usual, in part because our beloved friends and...
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 10, 2018
- 5 min
Has the Fed Permanently Inflated Home Prices?
New York | Last week we posted a snippet from Rob Chrisman’s housing finance blog about former Fed Chair Janet’s Yellen being "puzzled"...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 1, 2018
- 5 min
Professor Edward Altman: Risk On
New York | Last week The Institutional Risk Analyst attended an evening presentation by Professor Edward Altman of NYU Stern School of...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 26, 2018
- 5 min
Liquidity Traps and Interest Rate Ceilings
Grand Lake Stream | During our fishing trip to Leen's Lodge last week, there was a lot of discussion about the markets and whether the...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 19, 2018
- 4 min
The Tightening Hits Financials
Boston | Even as the Federal Open Market Committee raised short-term interest rates last week, the Trump Administration doubled down on...
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