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Back in April we published a comment, "Bank Earnings & Financial Repression," that introduced the concept of the Financial Repression...

New York – Ever heard of the European Monetary Authority? Hold that thought. For more than a decade now, banks in Europe have been...

New York – Happy Memorial Day. "Let us have peace." Grant's Tomb The Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary Expo is always one of the...

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...