Watching the Real-Estate Bust
The pandemic severely affected mall retailers. The mall’s occupancy plummeted from 96% to below 50%. Owners Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Brookfield Properties ceased mortgage payments, and by...
Real-Estate Doom Loop Threatens America’s Banks
Listen to article (2 minutes) Bank OZK had two branches in rural Arkansas when chief executive officer George Gleason bought it in 1979. The Little...
Is there a subprime credit-card crisis on the horizon?
Subprime consumers are falling behind on their credit-card bills. From Generation Z and millennials to Generation X and baby boomers, credit-card delinquency rates have been...
‘We are buyers of gold on weakness’: Yellow metal resilient as real rates surge, says Morgan Stanley
Gold appears resilient amid the recent surge in real interest rates, presenting a buying opportunity over the intermediate term, according to Morgan Stanley’s wealth-management business....
U.S. dollar could soon wipe out all of its post-pandemic gains, Soc Gen strategist warns
The slide in the U.S. dollar in the last eight months could mean that mean all of its gains in the wake of the coronavirus...
Big Banks Stay Cautious as Stress Doesn’t End With a Test: WSJ
Largest banks brace for looming challenges as stress test results fall short. Concerns arise as buybacks remain conservative, signaling anticipated difficulties ahead. The Federal Reserve...
Treasury Secretary Yellen warns of commercial real estate ‘issues’ that could strain banks
““I do think that there will be issues with respect to commercial real estate.”” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in an interview Wednesday with CNBC’s...
SEC’s Gary Gensler Had Crypto in His Sights for Years. Now He’s Suing Binance and Coinbase.
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Fed Minutes: Officials Uncertain More Rate Hikes
Minutes from the Fed’s May 2-3 meeting offered clues as to just how seriously officials considered holding interest rates steady. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Text size...
Bond Selloff Adds to the Pressure on Regional Banks: WSJ
Rising yields on debt threaten higher borrowing costs for lenders. Meanwhile, shares of regional banks were down, as PacWest said it lost 9.5% of total...