Trading Tariffs
February 4, 2025 | Sam Rines
We knew they were coming. There was little doubt the Trump Administration was going to utilize tariffs for various reasons.
Regional Banks: Deposits and Consumer Lending
February 3, 2025 | Kylie Leverenz
The KBW Bank Index, which represents national money center banks and leading regional institutions, was at 45.43% on 1/31/25, above the S&P 500 at 26.05%
The Tell Tale Signs of Credit Cards
February 3, 2025 | Kristen Radosh
The share only making the minimum payments has trended higher since Q4 2020
Measuring Fed Sentiment After the Release of the Fed Meeting Minutes
January 10, 2025 | Kristen Radosh
Bloomberg’s Economic Fed Sentiment Natural Language Processing model is outlined in the chart below for the period 1/06/2023 to 1/08/2025.
The Financial Impact of the LA Wildfires
January 10, 2025 | Kylie Leverenz
At the time of writing, the estimated costs of the wildfires in the Los Angeles/Southern California area ("LA Wildfires") are approximately $52 billion - $57 billion.
All That Glitters
January 8, 2025 | Petr Pinkhasov
Despite the dollar continuing to surge higher, the price of gold is still near its all time high.
Bird Flu on the Rise
January 8, 2025 | Kylie Leverenz
We continue our coverage on the bird/ avian flu by examining the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. in both humans and livestock.
7 and 7
January 7, 2025 | Sam Rines
There are always narratives that dominate markets. There was the first Trump Administration which featured tariffs from the implementation of taxes.
Threat of a Major U.S. Port Strike Returns
January 6, 2025 | Kylie Leverenz
The International Longshoremen's Association, which is a 47,000 member union representing cargo handlers at the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast Ports, has threated to begin striking on January 15, 2025 as it seeks...