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Top 10 best-performing bank stocks of 2024 as earnings results roll in

These are the top 10 best-performing bank stocks of 2024 as earnings results roll in. First Internet Bancorp ranks No. 1 for the year-to-date performance of U.S.-based banking stocks. The banking industry has been in focus this week with earnings results rolling in.

Weekly Report: what happened at KBWR last week (0408-0412)?

Big Banks Turn Inflationary Lemons Into Lemonade

Big banks benefit from higher interest rates. Big lenders have primed investors for that boost to fade. JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Citigroup to report first-quarter earnings on Friday. Smaller rivals will struggle to turn inflationary lemons into lemonade. Bank valuations have sagged under impending new bank rules.

The Federal Reserve Must Choose Its Interest Rate Strategy

Desmond Lachman says the Federal Reserve must choose its interest rate strategy. He says the Fed will have to keep interest rates high to meet its inflation target or cut interest rates to stabilize the financial system. The Fed’s predicament stems from keeping monetary policy too loose for too long, he says. The Federal Reserve has helped fuel a commercial real estate bubble and a bubble.

Are The Stars Finally Aligned For U.S. Financial Stocks?

After a series of banking failures in early 2023, financial stocks are showing signs of life again. Financial stocks rallied in the last five months, signaling growing investor confidence that a wider systemic meltdown has been averted. First-quarter trends suggest that market returns may be poised to broaden - good news for financials.

U.S. Bank Earnings Preview: What To Watch

Weekly Report: what happened at KBWR last week (0401-0405)?

IAT: Caution Still Warranted On Regional Banks

IShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT) still lags behind KRE on overall cost. Regional banks have seen a strong relief rally in recent months. The group has rallied on the back of the Fed's Q4 pivot. IAT is a more concentrated play on US regional banks than KRE.