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[StrategyCorps @StrategyCorps]

The ‘joiner’ era of bank M&A has begun https://t.co/pxGgB9JRpT via @bankingdive

[Barchart @Barchart]

BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Dollar

U.S. Dollar Purchasing Power Decline over the last 400 Years 🚨🚨🚨

[Markets & Mayhem @Mayhem4Markets]

Market now pricing four Fed rate cuts this year

[Kevin Gordon @KevRGordon]

Net exports subtracted 4.83 percentage points from GDP in the first quarter … that is the largest negative contribution on record

[Independent Community Bankers of America @ICBA]

Policymakers should ensure that the nation's Federal Home Loan Banks—which enable community banks to efficiently support housing finance and community investment—continue to be a reliable source of liquidity for their member institutions says ICBA's @HaynieRon via @AmerBanker: https://t.co/XjEERliult

[Liz Ann Sonders @LizAnnSonders]

March pending home sales +6.1% month/month vs. +1.0% est. & +2.1% prior…largest increase since December 2023

[StrategyCorps @StrategyCorps]

Citizens CFO heads to State Street https://t.co/kKqyTIw39b via @bankingdive

[StrategyCorps @StrategyCorps]

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[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: The number of unsold completed single-family homes jumped 31,000 year-over-year in March, to 119,000, the highest since July 2009.

Unsold completed homes for sale have TRIPLED over the last 3 years.

As a share of housing starts, unsold homes jumped to ~12%, the highest since 2012.

By comparison, at the height of the 2008 Financial Crisis, this percentage was as high as 45%.

This all comes as housing demand continues to weaken due to elevated mortgage rates and near-record home prices.

The housing market needs a cool-down.

[Liz Ann Sonders @LizAnnSonders]

April @ADP payrolls +62k vs. 115k est. & 147k prior (rev down from 155k)

[Jim Perry @mi_jim]

Artificial intelligence roles the ‘only safe jobs in banking’

World’s biggest banks have increased the number of employees working with artificial intelligence by 13% in the past six months https://t.co/IHVUWH8qt7 | @ComputerWeekly

[Barchart @Barchart]

11.1% of active credit card accounts are currently ONLY making the minimum payment, the most in history 🚨 Probably Fine? 🤔

[Rob Blackwell @robblackwellAB]

Thrilled to have @JohnHeltman and @kateberry1 on the pod to talk about Trump vs. Powell, the CFPB on the line and more!

Listen on Apple: https://t.co/MnvtLZk0eK

Spotify: https://t.co/vxK8fbp8d7

[Jim Perry @mi_jim]

Banking passwords stolen from Australians are being traded online by cybercriminals https://t.co/FI2jyNcr9L

[Liz Ann Sonders @LizAnnSonders]

Services Index from ⁦@DallasFed⁩ fell to -19.4 in April … steep decline from prior month’s -11.3; employment fell further into contraction, outlook uncertainty spiked, and input prices moved higher (again)

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Foreign investors have sold $22 billion of US stocks so far in April, according to Goldman Sachs.

This follows a whopping $41 billion sold in March, the most in at least a year.

High-frequency fund flow data suggests that the biggest sellers have been European investors.

However, overseas investors still own ~$16 trillion of US stocks, or ~23% of total US stock market value.

As money has flowed out of the US, the Euro has strengthened against the US Dollar by 9.5% since the beginning of March.

Will Europeans continue moving money back home?

[Independent Community Bankers of America @ICBA]

For the 4th consecutive year, ICBA's @romerorainey has been recognized by @washingtonian in the 500 Most Influential People feature, as part of the publication’s banking and finance list. Join us in celebrating 🎉 https://t.co/Zxoj1oOgQH

[StrategyCorps @StrategyCorps]

PayPal Details Agentic Commerce Initiatives and Strategic Focus on Value-Added Services - https://t.co/xYWQHML7Sy

[Brett King #TheFuturists #OptimalHumanity ✈️ @BrettKing]

Ask yourself this: Is your bank AI-resilient, or just asset-heavy? Because in the age of AI, agility beats size. Every. Single. Time.

[StrategyCorps @StrategyCorps]

GOP Student Loan Overhaul Puts Limits on Borrowing - https://t.co/cgxkdiw9ef