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“Bank of America accused of religious and political ‘discrimination’ by ‘de-banking’ or refusing to service Trump supporters, Christian churches and Republican-led states want answers”

“A dozen Republican-led states plan to send a letter to Bank of America demanding an explanation for why it allegedly de-banked Christian and other conservative groups…” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13310697/republican-states-bank-america-trump-christian-loan-blocking-discrimination.html  No need to long quotes everyone gets the point. It’s obvious Bank of… Continue Reading…

Precious Metals

“Gold Futures Hit New Record on Central Bank Buying, Safe-Haven Demand”

“Gold futures have set another record high, with the rally driven by central bank purchases, safe-haven demand and geopolitical tensions. June futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange were recently up 1.7% at $2,413.5 a troy ounce, having hit a… Continue Reading…

Business, Personal Finance

“Credit-card delinquency rates were worst on record in Fed study”

“US credit-card delinquency rates were the highest on record in the fourth quarter, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia report. Almost 3.5% of card balances were at least 30 days past due as of the end of December,… Continue Reading…

Banking, Business

“JPMorgan fined nearly $350 million for inadequate trade reporting”

“…JPMorgan Chase & Co has been fined $348.2 million by a pair of U.S. bank regulators over its inadequate program to monitor firm and client trading activities for market misconduct, the Federal Reserve announced on Thursday… In a separate announcement, the… Continue Reading…

Banking, Business

“NYCB says it lost 7% of deposits in the past month, slashes dividend to 1 cent”

“New York Community Bank said Thursday it lost 7% of its deposits in the turbulent month before announcing a $1 billion-plus capital injection from investors led by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s Liberty Strategic Capital. The bank had $77.2 billion in deposits as… Continue Reading…

Banking, Real Estate, Stocks

“Shares of NYCB falls 25% after bank discloses ‘internal controls’ issue, CEO change”

“Shares of New York Community Bancorp fell more than 25% on Friday after the regional lender announced a leadership change and disclosed issues with its internal controls… NYCB has been under pressure in recent months due in part to concerns about its exposure to… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy, Real Estate

“China’s property crisis is starting to ripple across the world”

“Chinese investors and their creditors are putting up “For Sale” signs on real estate holdings across the globe as the need to raise cash amid a deepening property crisis at home trumps the risks of offloading into a falling market…… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy, Real Estate

“Shaky commercial loans threaten a new regional bank crisis”

“Almost a year after the failure of three midsized U.S. banks sparked an industry crisis, investors and regulators are once again bracing for turmoil among regional lenders, this time due to rising defaults in commercial mortgages. The tipping point may… Continue Reading…

Precious Metals

“Gold Demand to Hit Record With Central-Bank Buying, WGC Says”

“Overall consumption climbed by about 3% to 4,899 tons last year, supported by strong demand in the opaque over-the-counter market, as well as from sustained central-bank buying, according to the WGC’s full-year report. That’s the highest total figure in data… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“IMF expects a soft landing for the world economy in 2024”

“…The IMF estimates in its new World Economic Outlook report that the global economy will grow 3.1% this year, the same as in 2023, before rising modestly by 3.2% in 2025. The latest forecast is two-tenths of a percent higher… Continue Reading…