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Sameer Kalra
Jan 16, 2024
Crypto gets Institutionalised
Last week the $8.1 Trillion ETF market in the USA got a new asset class to sell and this might have been one of the most anticipated ones...


Sameer Kalra
Jan 15, 2024
The US Financial System at Risk
Last week's CPI release showed some level of pause or even a slight reversal from the falling trend. During the same week, Federal...

Sameer Kalra
Jan 9, 2024
The Year of Global Election
If 2023 was the year of Global Volatility then 2024 can be tagged as the year of Global Election. According to a report, 40 countries...


Sameer Kalra
Jan 1, 2024
Trillions of Inflows and Counting ?
During the last 12 months, financial markets have seen volatility in various periods yet the VIX index is at the lowest. The year’s first...

Sameer Kalra
Dec 5, 2023
The US Banking Continues to be Fragile
During October 2023, USA's total debt increased by over $500 Bn compared to the previous month with the interest rate crossing above 3%....

Sameer Kalra
Dec 4, 2023
Fiscal vs Monetary Policy : Battle of 2024
As majority of central banks are on a pause and inflation throughout the world has eased since last year. The start of next year would be...

Sameer Kalra
Nov 28, 2023
Lower Lows of Volatility
Since the start of November, the US stock market volatility index ( VIX ) has fallen by 30%, which might be the second biggest fall in...


Sameer Kalra
Nov 21, 2023
Year-end Rally - Arrived Early
After three months of negative global markets along with the negative sentiment. This month's reversal has been a surprise for many....

Sameer Kalra
Nov 20, 2023
Inflation Relief Continues
Last week USA inflation-related data releases provided another round of relief as actual data was lower than estimates. In the last year,...

Sameer Kalra
Oct 30, 2023
Where is the US Banks Cash Going ?
In the last four months, the US banking system liquidity’s one measure which is the reverse repo has reduced from $2 trillion to $ 1.1...


Sameer Kalra
Oct 17, 2023
The Rise of Volatility - Phase I
In the past two weeks, a unique pattern y has emerged throughout the financial markets and across asset classes. This pattern is of the...


Sameer Kalra
Aug 21, 2023
Markets in a Summer Meltdown ?
In the first three weeks of August global equities have fallen by 5% and bond yields have gained by 5-8%. This is a reversal of the...


Sameer Kalra
Aug 7, 2023
US Debt & Its Downgrade Problem
Last week Fitch rating agency downgraded the USA rating by one measure. The main reason cited for this was a regular disagreement on debt...

Sameer Kalra
Jul 18, 2023
Climate Volatility & Financial Losses
In the financial world, the biggest indicator of future risk is the volatility index, whether it is equities or bonds most investors look...

Sameer Kalra
Jul 3, 2023
Big Banks Pass the Stress Test , But
Last week Federal Reserve released the results of a Stress Test it does annually to check adverse conditions and how manageable are...


Sameer Kalra
Jun 20, 2023
US Banking Still Healing
In the last few months US banking crisis has stabilised but given the increased usage of the Bank Term Funding Program, it does not look...

Sameer Kalra
Jun 19, 2023
Artificial Rally or Intelligent Rally ?
Since the beginning of the year NASDAQ ( US Tech Stock Index) is having the best rallies. The rally has been so tempting that it has...

Sameer Kalra
Jun 12, 2023
The El Niño - Scare & Impact
As the world witnessed the third warmest May, the fears of a strong El Niño grow. The last El Niño was during 2015-16 but the worst one...

Sameer Kalra
Jun 6, 2023
US Banking "Problem List" Grows
During the Jan- March 2023 quarter the number of problem banks in the USA has increased from 39 to 43 with assets increasing from $47Bn...

Sameer Kalra
May 30, 2023
US Bankruptcy Highest Since 2011
From January to April 2023 the USA witnessed around 236 bankruptcy fillings, which is more than double the previous year and the highest...
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