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Bear Stearns’s Failure Was 15-Years Ago This Month
Bear Stearns’s failure occurred 15 years ago last week. Six months later, Lehman Brothers would fail on September 15, 2008. Fast forward to the present day, and we recently had the largest bank failure since 2008 when Silicon Valley Bank failed on March 10, 2023. We will explore some interesting parallels between 2008 and 2023 […]
From Consumer Sentiment To Unemployment – The Parallels
On Friday, February 24th, the most recent reading of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index was released. It came in at 67.0 for February, an increase from January’s reading of 64.9. As the name implies, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index measures consumer “sentiment” in the United States. Higher numbers suggest a more […]
Do Not Be Fooled. It Is The “Return To Normal”
Don’t be fooled. Two important pieces of data came out this week that should be paid close attention to. On February 16th, the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey for February was released. According to MarketWatch, the median estimate called for a decline of -7.8. The actual result was a decline -24.3. The official press release noted […]