The Institutional Risk Analyst

Brent was down to about $94/barrel ($103 last week). Gasoline prices also fell to $4.39 vs $4.52 last week, with diesel down to $5.52 vs $5.63 last week. But technology stocks are at all-time highs led by the likes of Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), which is up over 800% in the past year. Are the US equity markets approaching an inevitable reset?

Of course, in the muddled markets at present, there are a number of low-scoring banks which have done relatively well in recent weeks. The parent company of tiny Merchants Bank of Indiana, Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), for example, saw its stock price rise significantly in early 2026, 2x the S&P 500 over the past year, driven primarily by its inclusion in a major index and strong financial performance.

How much in synthetic CRT transactions will be done in 2024? Our best guess is many hundreds of billions globally...

When NYC is forced to recognize reality, it will already be too late to avoid another fiscal crisis.

Citi is a subprime lender. They should be directly involved in government lending.

Big banks have big CRE exposures, too. So what drives this marvelous progression up the wall of worry?

So what makes the WGA Bank Top 10 unique? Below we provide some quantitative and qualitative comments on each of the ten best US banks