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In 1992, judge Giovanni Falcone was killed by the Sicilian mafia.Falcone and his colleague Borsellino were at forefront of major investigations that uncovered much of the mafia’s business and...

US equity futures are indicating a broadly flat open as of 05:00 ET. European equity markets are firmer, yet off best levels, following mostly firmer levels in Asia. Risk appetite remains positive....

Emergency Fed support for banks is at Great Financial Crisis proportions on some measures. Deposit flight from smaller banks remains a worry to boot. It should not be, but is. That said, there is...

No banking contagion news allows rates to jump back, but we doubt more than one Fed hike can be priced by the curve. This means the 2Y hovering around a 4% yield. Euro rates have more upside on a...

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CryptosThe SEC has filed a lawsuit against the CEO of the largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. For many, this event had been a long time coming since Binance had mostly closed its doors to...

Nearly all the components of the major asset classes posted gains last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Real estate shares in the US and around the world were the downside exceptions, based on...

Recession indicators are ringing loudly.Yet, the Fed remains focused on its inflation fight, as repeatedly noted by Jerome Powell following this week’s FOMC meeting. He specifically made two...

The markets are anticipating the March interest rate hike being the last. Some asset classes hit hard in 2022, such as bonds, gold/silver futures, Bitcoin, and tech stocks, are rebounding. As the fed...

US futures are pointing to a slightly higher open. European equity markets have opened negative, following mostly lower levels in Asia. Markets continue to digest banking sector developments and...

The stock market faces a crucial test next week, which will help determine the Fed’s next policy move. There will be a lot on the line when the latest core PCE price index comes out. Bank crisis...

The bad news is, we have a Federal Reserve with no feel for the market or explicit understanding of “lagged effect” of tightening on the economy. To this point, the Chairman was quoted (in...

US futures are pointing to a higher open. European equity markets have opened lower, following mixed Asian trade. Initial takeaways from March FOMC meeting note tone of statement could signal...

Yesterday’s quarter-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve was expected. However, there’s debate about whether another round of policy tightening is wise in the wake of recent bank turmoil...