Perfectly Hedged? Questioning the Tether Between Private Credit and the Federal Funds Rate
Akin to Steve Eisman’s critique of how a firm can lose money in every interest rate environment, our analysis this month poses...
Louisiana Class VI Well Primacy Bodes Well for CCUS Projects in State and Across U.S.
Louisiana’s recent approval for primacy over Class VI wells may help to accelerate permitting for injecting CO2 underground for...
Do Stock and Bond Markets Become More Volatile Around US Presidential Elections?
In the year of a US presidential election, questions about implications for financial markets come to the fore among investors....
U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions Monthly Review: December 2023
U.S. M&A deal activity decreased in December, going down 14.1% with 962 announcements compared to 1,120 in November. However,...
S&P 500 Reporting Lowest Net Profit Margin in More Than 3 Years for Q4
Given continuing concerns in the market about inflation, what is the S&P 500 reporting for a net profit margin for Q4? The...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: January 19, 2024
At this early stage, the fourth quarter earnings season for the S&P 500 is off to a weak start. The percentage of S&P 500...
Pair of NYC’s Few Remaining Peaker Plants Ordered to Delay Retirement Amid Reliability Concerns
New York ISO announced in November that it is ordering a pair of peaker plants in the greater New York City area to delay...
Canadian ETF Fund Flows: A Snapshot of 2023 Trends
In reviewing Canadian ETF fund flows for 2023, we observed the following trends.
Surveying the Cement Decarbonization Landscape
In this Insight we delve into the structure of the domestic cement industry, outline the energy use in cement production, and...
S&P 500 Will Likely Report Year-Over-Year Earnings Growth of At Least 4% for Q4
As of today, the S&P 500 is reporting a year-over-year earnings decline of -0.1% for the fourth quarter, which would mark the...
Are More S&P 500 Companies Issuing Negative EPS Guidance Than Average for Q4?
While analysts revised earnings estimates for S&P 500 companies down by a larger margin for Q4 relative to recent averages, have...
OPEC Or Not OPEC, That Is The Question
Disagreement among OPEC members has introduced concerns on whether Saudi Arabia can continue to rally a market management...
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