Market Overview

Starting last Friday and extending over the weekend, we saw two very large bank failures: Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY). Those followed the collapse last week of...

Joe Biden is going to give a speech, and he is expected to say that he will hold those responsible for the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the second largest bank failure in terms of assets,...

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Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini FuturesThe S&P 500 E-mini futures weekly candlestick was a big outside bear bar, reversing down from a lower high major trend reversal. The bears want this...

The US banking crisis has overwhelmed other market drivers. The market embraced the strong measures announced as Asia Pacific trading got underway even though moral hazard issues and gaps in the...

Fed and US Treasury announce plans following SVB collapseInvestors take a 50bps Fed hike off the table, see likelihood of pauseUS stock futures rally, dollar and Treasury yields extend slideSVB crisis...

A tumultuous week for US banks saw the shares of the crypto-friendly Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY) drop nearly 23% on Friday and more than 37% since Monday. The decline comes after the second large...

In September 2021, Silvergate Bank, specializing in digital currency, was performing well. In fact, the bank reported record-breaking growth in deposits and loans in 2020, thanks in part to increased...

In the UK, all eyes are on Wednesday's Spring Statement and we believe there's little room for the Chancellor to row back on his previous plans for fiscal consolidationUS: Broad support for a 50bp...

The US inflation report and the European Central Bank’s policy meeting will share the limelight next week amid another round of ratcheting up of rate hike expectations by investors. Other...

Dollar turns its sights to another decisive US employment reportYen slips as Bank of Japan refuses to tighten, gold tries to recoverStock markets fall sharply as financial contagion fears infect banks...

MARKETSEven with the labor market appearing softer than expected, investors struggle to add risk. However, some extreme hawkish bets and stretched positions are getting pared, but today should not be...

US equities were weaker Thursday, with S&P 500 down 1.1% heading into the close, reversing earlier gains. US10yr yields down 7bps to 3.92%, 2yrs down 15bps to 4.92%.A miss on US jobless...

US-based companies cut 77,770 jobs in February, compared to 102,943 in January. Tech companies continued to lead the layoff race, trimming 21,387 jobs last month, which represents 28% of all cuts,...