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US banks were flat in June as it was in May after very volatile first four months of the year. But banks underperformed the broad market again, the fifth month of weaker dynamics over the last 6. Thus, BKX index increased by 0.2% MoM in June vs +1.8% MoM...
07 July 2020, Arbat Capital

Crude oil prices witnessed a recovery since early May on the back of optimism that global oil market fundamentals would improve faster than expected after several European and Asian countries, along with a number of US states, started to ease COVID-19 lo...
06 2020, Arbat Capital

US banks were flat in May after very volatile first four months of the year. Notwithstanding, banks underperformed the broad market again, the fourth month of weaker dynamics over the last 5. Thus, BKX index increased by 0.1% MoM in May vs +4.5% MoM of S...
06 May 2020, Arbat Capital

An unprecedented global Crude oil futures prices extended sharp declines in April 2020 amid a strong contraction in the global economy and oil demand due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, the ICE Brent contract plunged by 21.0% mom t...
05 2020, Arbat Capital

US banks increased significantly in April after very weak performance in the first 3 months of 2020. However, the broad market was only slightly outperformed after 3 months in a row of lagging dynamics.
05 2020, Arbat Capital

An unprecedented global oil demand shock and a massive sell-off in global oil markets accompanied by the breakdown of the OPEC+ agreement and the start of a new oil war between Saudi Arabia and Russia pushed crude oil futures prices to more than 18-year ...
04 2020, Arbat Capital

Collapse of US banking quotes continued in March after very weak performance in January and February amid further spreading COVID-19 around the world. The broad market was underperformed substantially for the third consecutive month after 4 months in a r...
04 2020, Arbat Capital

Crude oil prices ended February 2020 sharply lower with both ICE Brent and NYMEXWTI showing monthly declines of more than 12% to reach their lowest monthlyvalues in almost 2.5 years as the rapid spread of Covid-19 in China and several othercountries rais...
03 2020, Arbat Capital

US banks tumbled again in February after very weak performance in January amid spreading COVID-19 around the world. The broad market was underperformed substantially for the second consecutive month after 4 months in a row of leading dynamics. Thus, BKX ...
03 August 2020, Arbat Capital