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Bank Shot – XLF

As most readers know, a large part of a bank’s earnings power is its net interest margin, per WSJ: More precisely, it is a measure of the difference between what a bank pays to get deposits or other funds, and what it charges to lend money. A bank usually bases...

What a Hunk of JNK

My good friend Peter Boockvar, CIO at Bleakley Advisors and author of the blog, BoockReport.com had a note out this morning with a mention of the price action in corporate bonds: I talked yesterday about the record high duration in US corporate bonds and LQD...

How Do You Like Them AAPLs?

Markets feel funky. I have been saying that for a while now, and while I am generally fairly optimistic about the back half of the year as we see the full impact of the 3rd round of fiscal stimulus since the start of the pandemic and a population reaching herd...