The Institutional Risk Analyst

“Political economy is not a science, it’s a clinical art, like medicine.” Eliot Janeway (1913-1993) Washington | In this issue of The...

New York | Last week we almost welcomed the news that the Securities and Exchange Commission had accused Tesla Motors (TSLA) founder Elon...

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...

New York | The term financial technology or “fintech” was reportedly coined back in the 1980s by Peter Knight in The Sunday Times, but...

In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature composer and media industry observer Michael Whalen on the prospects for CBS...

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...

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...

Grand Lake Stream | The discussions this weekend at Leen’s Lodge in Maine were wide ranging and, as always, of great interest. Will...

New York | Last week Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed that the Federal Open Market Committee intends to keep...

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...

By any standard, credit spreads in the US bond and loan markets remain very tight. Now several years into a Fed interest rate tightening...

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%...

Dana Point | Since the lows of late-June, financials have rebounded more than 10% even as issues such as trade and the flattening...

New York | President Donald Trump caused a bit of a stir last week when he suggested that rising interest rates are cause for concern....

New York | In the steamy days of July 2018, bank earnings are more interesting than usual, in part because our beloved friends and...

New York | Last week we posted a snippet from Rob Chrisman’s housing finance blog about former Fed Chair Janet’s Yellen being "puzzled"...

New York | Last week The Institutional Risk Analyst attended an evening presentation by Professor Edward Altman of NYU Stern School of...

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...

Boston | Even as the Federal Open Market Committee raised short-term interest rates last week, the Trump Administration doubled down on...

New York | Dale Hemmerdinger is the consummate New Yorker. He is a real estate executive and active public citizen. He oversees the...