Fed, BOJ Could Rain on the Megabank Middle Market Acquisition Parade
The combined monetary policy outlook suggests that Japanese megabanks’ window of US middle market acquisitions is limited, even despite the current...
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Slower Income Growth Lurking
A shrinking work week and lackluster hourly wage growth amid higher inflation could be pinching consumers.A weak consumption report for February...
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Did the Fed Forget to Look at the February Inflation Report?
Core inflation may be heating up as the Fed is putting too much confidence in low energy prices.Most of the Fed's economic forecasts were little...
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Keynesian Brain Twister: What Happens When We Get Inflation & Negative Rates?
Short answer: We get more Larry Summers editorials.Long answer…Larry Summers, a key accidental architect of Wall Street’s GFC of 2008-09 and...
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Breaking the Bank
Balance sheet strength, management acuity, and regulatory systems matter more for financial services firms than other stock sectors. Financial...
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