Will spreading strife in banks prompt the US Fed to pause its tightening efforts this month? We will soon find out. Some worthwhile insights in this segment…

We’ve had the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th largest bank failures in American history in the last two months, notes Jim Bianco. He discusses what collapse of First Republic Bank (FRC) means for the overall banking systems. He highlights that all of the movement in the economy is pointing to a slowdown. He goes over how the banking system is very complicated, so the market has a habit of misunderstanding and misjudging the banks. He also notes that futures are muted Monday ahead of this week’s FOMC meeting. he highlights that he thinks Powell is leaving the door open to hike and will hike again. Here is a direct video link.