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US banks underperformed the broad market noticeably in April 2022, for the second month in a row, after relatively strong dynamics in the first two months of the year. Thus, BKX index tumbled by 11.3% MoM vs -8.8% MoM of SPX index. Absolute April perform...

05 December 2022, Arbat Capital

investment, banks;

Crude oil prices soared further in March 2022 extending the previous month’s large gains. The market continued to be driven by rising concerns about a potential large oil supply shortage amid escalating geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, as well as...

04 2022, Arbat Capital

oil, investment

US banks underperformed the broad market significantly in March 2022 after two consecutive months of better dynamics, but it was again the month with negative performance in absolute terms. Thus, BKX index tumbled by 7.5% MoM vs +3.6% MoM of SPX index. A...

04 2022, Arbat Capital

investment, banks;

Crude oil prices surged further by about 10% in February 2022 with ICE Brent averaging above $94 / bbl. Continuing bullish oil market fundamentals and escalating geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, which raised worries about potential large oil supp...

03 2022, Arbat Capital

oil, investment

US banks outperformed the broad market again in February 2022 despite to their negative absolute performance, after three consecutive months of positive dynamics. Thus, BKX index decreased by 0.6% MoM vs -3.1% MoM of SPX index. Absolute February performa...

03 October 2022, Arbat Capital

investment, banks;

Crude oil prices ended January 2022 substantially higher compared with the previous month. Crude oil quotes were driven up by both strong global oil market fundamental and non-fundamental factors. Thus, oil prices recovered from December 2021 lows as mar...

02 2022, Arbat Capital

oil, investment

US banks outperformed the broad market significantly in January 2022 despite to not very strong absolute performance, after three consecutive months of underperformance. BKX index increased by 2.1% MoM vs -5.3% MoM of SPX index, the 5th month of growth i...

02 October 2022, Arbat Capital

investment, banks;

Crude oil prices declined in December 2021 for the second consecutive month on a monthly average basis, falling further from multiyear highs registered in October 2021, amid persistent market volatility that remained fuelled by rising uncertainty regardi...

01 2022, Arbat Capital

oil, investment

US banks underperformed noticeably in the last trading month of the year (as of December 23, 2021), the third consecutive month of underperformance despite to hawkish Fed and a growth of the rate expectations. Thus, BKX index decreased by 0.3% MtD vs +3....

01 October 2022, Arbat Capital

investment, banks;