Signature Bank (SBNY) began focusing on cryptocurrency in its final years, accepting customers from the industry in 2018. By 2021, the bank received over 16% of its deposits from the sector and held reserve monies from the Circle-managed USDC. This strategy proved risky and earned the bank the reputation of a “crypto bank”. Founder DePaolo…
The current economic climate is characterized by uncertainty and inconclusive data. The Federal Reserve is trying to control inflation, but it remains at an intolerably high level, and the stock and bond markets are fluctuating. Although the labor market is tight, growth is slowing, and the housing market is weakening. Over the last week, the…
SVB Financial Group $SIVB, the parent of Silicon Valley Bank, has experienced a significant decline in its share price, which has triggered a massive selloff in the bank shares. Investors have been dumping their shares in the bank after it announced that it lost nearly $2 billion selling assets, following a larger-than-expected decline in deposits.…
Stock Market Trends, as we are ending February 2023, shows that investors are facing an uncertain market environment, with rising interest rates and economic uncertainty likely to lead to a recession in the first half of the year. This article will explore the current state of the stock market, including the recent inflation spike and…
The US housing market is facing numerous challenges in 2023, including rising interest rates, economic uncertainties, and declining home prices. Despite these challenges, there are some positive indicators such as the increase in new home sales and the slowing down of rent growth in some areas. It is essential to keep in mind that the…
The US housing market has taken a significant hit in recent months, with the total value of homes declining by $2.3 trillion, or 4.9%, in the second half of 2022. This represents the largest drop in percentage terms since the 2008 housing crisis. While home prices are not collapsing, it is clear that the pandemic…
Interest rate hike over the past 12 months, has taken interest rates to 4.5 percentage points, marking the most rapid adjustment in interest rates since the 1980s. It is widely anticipated that the FED will enact another quarter-percentage-point increase to the interest rates in March. The Fed officials have projected that the unemployment rate would…
The Federal Reserve’s latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was held on February 23rd, 2023. The main topic of discussion was whether or not to raise interest rates by 25 basis points, with almost all participants agreeing that it would be appropriate to do so. While participants noted that inflation had eased…
The stock market saw broad-based gains this week as it continued to recoup losses from the previous weeks. The S&P 500 index saw gains across various sectors, with energy being the biggest gainer in Monday’s trading. Traders were optimistic about the latest read on inflation, as the consumer-price index data released on Tuesday showed a…
U.S. Hiring Spree Continues, and the U.S. has added 1.1 million jobs in the past three months and stepped up hiring in January, despite rising interest rates, elevated inflation, and lingering recession fears. This growth is being driven by large, yet often overlooked sectors of the economy, such as restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, and child-care…