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Friday's ETF Chart To Watch: Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF)Stoyan Bojinov • Fri, Jul 13, 2012 -
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Bank Of America Leads Financial ETFs HigherTom Lydon • Wed, Mar 21, 2012 -
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Why The Financial ETF XLF Has Outperformed The BanksHenry Swann • Wed, Feb 15, 2012 -
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Financial ETF Down 2% As BAC Again Tests $5John Spence • Mon, Dec 19, 2011 -
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Lots Of Red Across The BoardBespoke Investment Group • Thu, Jun 13 -
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Summer StocksBespoke Investment Group • Tue, Jun 11
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Breadth Hanging In ThereBespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jun 5
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Sector: Financial
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- Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 3:01 PM New York AG Eric Schneiderman will hold a media call at 6 PM ET. CNBC reports he is expected to join the multi-state foreclosure fraud settlement. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer - to this point Schneiderman has resisted Administration attempts to neatly wrap this up, but the President days ago named him co-chair of a MBS working group investigating fraud. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]
- Monday, February 6, 2012, 2:25 PM Bank loans to businesses rose just 1% in January's first three and a half weeks, a possible sign of slowing growth in commercial lending. Investors have bought bank stocks (XLF -0.6%) lately on the belief that more loans will mean better earnings, and Stifel Nicolaus is concerned that "slower-than-anticipated loan growth could result in... investor disappointment heading into Q1 earnings." Comment! [Financials, U.S. Economy]
- Friday, February 3, 2012, 1:57 AM Banks have been steadily releasing reserves against bad loans, which has boosted their earnings reports. But with loan-loss cushions now heading back to pre-crisis levels, some analysts believe banks will have to slow reserve releases, adding pressure to profits already hit by slower growth and tighter rules. 2 Comments [Earnings, Financials]
- Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 1:29 PM Don't be fooled by apparently cheap valuations for financials and the sector's finest January performance since 1997, writes Brian Belski. The "whole new world" of increased regulatory scrutiny and higher capital requirements is sure to hurt profits and share performance for anyone looking to hold for the longer-term. 3 Comments [Financials]
- Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 11:31 AM DoubleLine's Bonnie Baha compares the big banks to the legacy airlines, suggesting they have yet to find a sustainable profit-making model in a new world. Focus on the balance sheet - the "good news" of stronger capital ratios - is misplaced, she contends. "Deleveraging ... is not a business model." 1 Comment [Financials]
- Thursday, January 26, 2012, 6:14 AM Banks could find their profitability hurt by the FOMC yesterday pledging to keep interest rates at minimal levels until 2014, as the policy makes it difficult for lenders to find investment with high enough yields to support their to support their net interest margins. 2 Comments [Financials, U.S. Economy]
- Thursday, January 19, 2012, 2:28 PM Better-than-expected results from BofA (BAC +3.3%) and Morgan Stanley (MS +5.9%) extend bank stocks' (XLF +1.1%) impressive January run, but they're clearing a significantly lowered bar. In July, the consensus saw Q4 financial sector EPS growth of 36.6%, by early October it was 26.6%, on Jan. 3 it was 10.1%, and as of yesterday it stood at 2.1%. Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
- Thursday, January 19, 2012, 2:11 PM Increased lending to companies grabs attention in Q4 bank results that otherwise follow a pattern of weak trading revenues, a focus on expenses, and worries about mortgage businesses and litigation. But Nomura's Glenn Schorr sees a caveat: seasonality, "as loans usually shrink in January and February... in 20 of the past 25 years industry loans have ended February at a lower level than the start of the year." Comment! [Financials]
- Thursday, January 19, 2012, 11:30 AM Market internals continue to favor beta and an uptrend given that financials (XLF) are performing well, bonds (TLT) are dropping, and defensive sectors such as utilities (XLU), healthcare (XLV), and consumer staples (XLP) are significantly underperforming the S&P 500. Animal spirits appear to be returning in a very real way despite continued investor skepticism that the bull may be charging ahead. (submitted by Michael Gayed) Comment!
- Thursday, January 19, 2012, 9:40 AM Defining overbought as being more than 5% above a 50-day moving average, Bespoke says 24% of tracked ETFs fit the bill. Leading the list is the homebuilders (XHB), more than 13% above its 50 day MA; Brazil (EWZ) leads the country ETFs, 8.2% above. A few more days of market gains and look for talk about the entire market being overbought. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
- Friday, January 13, 2012, 10:36 AM JPMorgan's (JPM -4%) so-so Q4 prompts analysts to predict shares will drift after popping higher to open the new year. Nomura is typical: "Things are fine at JPM, but given the ~11% run-up in the stock YTD and no near-term relief in sight for issues in Europe, the big mortgage tail or pick up in capital markets, our gut is JPM and many other financials take a breather in the near term." XLF -2%. Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
- Thursday, January 12, 2012, 12:43 PM Visa (V), MasterCard (MA) and 13 large banks, including BofA (BAC), Citigroup (C) and JPMorgan (JPM), face billions of dollars of liabilities in a lawsuit from 5M retailers that accuse the defendants of illegally colluding to overcharge for credit card transactions. 6 Comments [Financials]
- Monday, January 9, 2012, 9:48 AM As earnings season gets underway, the SEC calls on banks to include more detail about their exposure to European debt. The new guidelines say banks should be breaking out exposure by individual countries and by sovereign vs. corporate, vs. financial, as well detailing the counterparties in any credit default protection. 3 Comments [Financials]
- Thursday, January 5, 2012, 12:59 PM Chatter about an Obama plan for mass mortgage refinancings heats up again, with speculation the President might appoint a "housing advocate" as head of the FHFA, whose current chief has been lukewarm about such an operation. The administration could get their "own man" in there without Senate approval using the same sort of recess appointment just used to install the head of the CFPB. 23 Comments [U.S. Economy]
- Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 8:34 AM Barry Ritholtz takes aim at an easy target, goofing on analysts for estimating an average 57% profit increase for the big banks this year, with improved trading results being one of the drivers. "Improved trading results?" Are the banks "going to get better insight, cleaner executions, and be a whole lot luckier than they were in 2011," he muses. 5 Comments [Financials]
- Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 10:19 AM U.S. banks (XLF +3.5%) shoot higher, responding to optimism about economic growth in emerging markets. The cost of insuring against the default of European sovereign debt was up this morning, but CDS protection actually fell for U.S. banks. At Bank of America (BAC +5.5%), CDS spreads fell to 397 bps vs. 404 a week ago and nearly 500 in November. Also: MS +6.2%, JPM +5%, C +7.6%. 2 Comments [Financials, On the Move]
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WSJ: Japan Auto Sales Drop for First Time in 13 Months. $USO http://on.wsj.com/WvdaRJ $XLF - View all 0 replies
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Bloomberg: $FXE Euro Set for Weekly Drop; Dollar Gains as Spending Cuts Begin. $XLF http://bloom.bg/XG7dEY http://bit.ly/XzV6F9 $NUGT - View all 3 replies
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x oil -field: $GOLD*AH L-1,574.50 http://bit.ly/nXGqkT $GLD Low-$152.40 $NUGT *Report of Zombies in the Street. http://bit.ly/Whn92u http://bit.ly/YIbCax
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x oil -field: EUR/USD C-(1.29|95) http://bit.ly/nXGqkT L-(1.29|55) http://bit.ly/X8QSGf investing.com (€) Still Trending Lower. $XLF Forex
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USD/CHF - US Dollar Swiss Franc. Spot C-(.93|65) H-(.93|75) http://bit.ly/nXGqkT // http://bit.ly/UylbI3 $XLF - View all 2 replies
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x oil -field: Bloomberg: $FXE Euro Set for Weekly Drop; Dollar Gains as Spending Cuts Begin. $XLF http://bloom.bg/XG7dEY
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x oil -field: Bloomberg: $FXE Euro Set for Weekly Drop; Dollar Gains as Spending Cuts Begin. $XLF http://bloom.bg/XG7dEY http://bit.ly/XzV6F9
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WASHINGTON-Securities and Exchange Commission will meet next week to propose rules for exchanges' computer systems. $XLF Dow Jones Newswires - View all 1 replies
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x oil -field: AGENCY: SEC Regulation of Exchanges and Alternative Trading Systems. http://1.usa.gov/Y48Uek
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$Gold Approaches Its Decision Point Feb 24 2013, by:Tom Luongo $BNO $FXE $GLD $XLF http://bit.ly/V878dn Watch the Currencies Carefully. MY2¢ - View all 0 replies
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Sorry Bulls, But This Is Still A Secular Bear Market. Feb 25 2013, by: Lawrence Fuller. $SPY http://bit.ly/Wnnrz6 $XLF - View all 9 replies
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x oil -field: Politics aside,even though our opinions are somewhat differing on occasion,hope we're both here to witness the great global turnaround.
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x oil -field: TransUnion: $F National Auto Loan Delinquency Rate Ends Year at Near Record Low. http://mwne.ws/XcIK8R
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WASHINGTON--The Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Puts Off Vote on Swap-Trading Platforms. $XLF Dow Jones Newswires - View all 5 replies
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x oil -field: WSJ: Fed's Lockhart: Central Bank Should Continue Bond Buying Through Summer, at Least. http://on.wsj.com/YtYXG8
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x oil -field: KNOXVILLE,Tenn.-Federal Reserve should cont. to buy bonds to stimulate growth through summer at a minimum, top central-bank official said.
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Bloomberg: Syrian Rebels [freedom fighters] Plan Transitional Government, Seize Nuclear Center. $XLF http://bloom.bg/XqeGrn - View all 2 replies
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x oil -field: NASDAQ: The $CS papier-mâché fear trade $TVIX http://bit.ly/Zlv8f1 noon low $4.50¢ http://bit.ly/Y6ZvPR $UVXY http://bit.ly/WqSM61
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x oil -field: So-called fear insurance $UVXY $10.00¢ you can buy now at the new low price this afternoon. [trending lower]
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Forex - EUR/USD C-(1.31|80) http://bit.ly/nXGqkT L-(1.31|45) http://bit.ly/X8QSGf investing.com Still Trending Lower. $XLF - View all 1 replies
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x oil -field: USD/CHF - US Dollar Swiss Franc. Spot C-(.93|36) H-(.93|36) http://bit.ly/nXGqkT // http://bit.ly/UylbI3 $XLF
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