The Institutional Risk Analyst

New York – This week The IRA will be at the MBA Secondary Market Conference & Expo, as always held at the Marriott Marquis in Times...

Paris | Why is economic growth so modest in the United States given the low levels of interest rates? Or as Jim Glassman of...

New York | We were in the car last week heading to Washington for the gala celebration for The American Conservative’s 15 years in...

New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we talk with Dennis Santiago, co-founder of Institutional Risk Analytics and...

New York | Sometimes simple images are the most powerful. The chart below from FRED shows US real GDP change vs. the effective rate for...

New York | Watching the related financial dramas of China’s HNA Group and Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG (DB), we are reminded of Timothy...

New York | There are a number of factors that have led to the historic gains seen in equity markets since the election of Donald Trump...

New York | This week The Institutional Risk Analyst is travelling to San Francisco for the Executive Roundtable, a conclave of mortgage...

Sarasota | Why are financials selling off as earnings season starts next week? Large cap banks such as JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) led the...

In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a comment from our fellow fisherman David Kotok, Chairman & Chief Investment...

First we’ve launched the first volume of The IRA Bank Book, a review of the operating and credit performance of the US banking industry...

New York | Next week we launch the first paid product for The Institutional Risk Analyst, "The IRA Bank Book," which will feature our...

New York | The failure of Bear Stearns & Co a decade ago illustrates the key lesson of financial markets, namely that non-banks are...

San Diego | Reports last week that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein was planning to retire by the end of 2018 caused a bit of...

In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a comment by John Mouseau, Executive Vice President & Director of Fixed...

New York | Count the numbers of markets and economic indicators currently at extreme valuations and positive correlations. Financial...

New York | None other than Warren Buffett of investment fame started off the week complaining to Becky Quick of CNBC that there’s not...

"Al", retired Wells Fargo stagecoach pony New York | Wall Street more than bounced last week as the secular shortage of stocks quickly...

New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we turn our attention to the auto sector. Kevin Tynan is the Senior...

“Across the globe, investors have one thing in mind. How far will interest rates rise and is the great bull market in bonds finally...