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Big Banks Pass the Stress Test , But
Last week Federal Reserve released the results of a Stress Test it does annually to check adverse conditions and how manageable are...
Sameer Kalra
Jul 3, 2023


US Banking Still Healing
In the last few months US banking crisis has stabilised but given the increased usage of the Bank Term Funding Program, it does not look...
Sameer Kalra
Jun 20, 2023


Artificial Rally or Intelligent Rally ?
Since the beginning of the year NASDAQ ( US Tech Stock Index) is having the best rallies. The rally has been so tempting that it has...
Sameer Kalra
Jun 19, 2023


The El Niño - Scare & Impact
As the world witnessed the third warmest May, the fears of a strong El Niño grow. The last El Niño was during 2015-16 but the worst one...
Sameer Kalra
Jun 12, 2023


US Banking "Problem List" Grows
During the Jan- March 2023 quarter the number of problem banks in the USA has increased from 39 to 43 with assets increasing from $47Bn...
Sameer Kalra
Jun 6, 2023


US Bankruptcy Highest Since 2011
From January to April 2023 the USA witnessed around 236 bankruptcy fillings, which is more than double the previous year and the highest...
Sameer Kalra
May 30, 2023


$1Trillion Fundraise to Spook Bonds
As we enter the crucial Debt limit week, the talks remain volatile with no clarity of what is next. But given that both parties do not...
Sameer Kalra
May 22, 2023


Debt Ceiling - The one that has "limits"
It has been more than a week since US Treasury Sectary Announced that the country is most likely to default on its obligation by 1st...
Sameer Kalra
May 16, 2023


US Banking Stress Continues to Grow
Within the last week, the headlines in the US have shifted to the Debt limit issue from the Banking crisis. Despite this shift stress in...
Sameer Kalra
May 15, 2023


US CPI brings Relief, Will Fed Also?
The falling US CPI continued to fall yesterday and there were some positives and negatives within the details. The Mina increasing...
Sameer Kalra
May 11, 2023


Credit Default Swap - A Crisis Indicator
Credit Default Swap ( CDS ) as a product came into existence in 1994 and was invented by Blythe Masters from JP Morgan. The purpose of...
Sameer Kalra
Apr 18, 2023


US Banks Bounce on Data
It has been a month since US regional banking crisis surfaced and led to Federal Reserve announcing various measures to contain a large...
Sameer Kalra
Apr 17, 2023


Is Inflation Worry Over? Or Not
The US CPI released last night came in below estimates providing further momentum to the interest rate peak in the making. Within a few...
Sameer Kalra
Apr 13, 2023


Inflation of Banking Crisis
The next 24 hours are critical as March CPI data releases for the USA. This would be the first inflation release that might have a small...
Sameer Kalra
Apr 11, 2023


Container rates Bust = Economic Bust ?
During last year, global container rates have fallen by 86% to $ 1416 per unit. The peak rate was in September 2021 at $10,996. The...
Sameer Kalra
Apr 10, 2023


AT1 Bonds - No Yield is Enough
Within the last few days, AT1 bonds have become a topic of debate inside and outside of the financial world. This is due to UBS and...
Sameer Kalra
Mar 28, 2023


Regional Banking Crisis : Phase 2
In the last month two US regional banks were taken over by the government agency and another one is trying to raise funds to avoid the...
Sameer Kalra
Mar 27, 2023


Credit Swiss, When It was Due
In November 2021, Credit Suisse (CS) announced a restricting plan after taking a $5.5Bn loss due to Archegos Capital Management collapse...
Sameer Kalra
Mar 20, 2023


US Inflation at Crossroads
On Tuesday, US CPI data came in line with the estimates at 6% which is lower than last month's 6.4% YoY. But the problem is the...
Sameer Kalra
Mar 16, 2023


0DTE - Intraday Chaos Creator
Within the past three days, S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) has moved up from the 19 to 27 level. But the intraday peak of the index has...
Sameer Kalra
Mar 14, 2023
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