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Who Put the Banks on Fire?

Who Put the Banks on Fire?

Is the risk-taking channel still alive?

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Nov 22, 2022
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Something very strange is happening in the market for the world’s premier risk asset. While the SPY is up 8.8% quarter-to-date as of the closing auction on Monday, financials are up 15.8% and banks are up 21.6%. This is very, very strange.

To see just how strange this is, here’s the returns of the GICS sectors for reference. As I explained in the penult…

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