Bank stocks are sliding even as interest rates surge. When funding costs climb faster than lending rates, net interest margins compress — reversing the profit tailwind banks enjoyed during the initial rate hike cycle. #Stocks #Macro

(Halloween)
Look, it's a complicated relationship with @daggron13.bsky.social and his assistant. Least they match now?
Newest in recon tech is @zangzilla.bsky.social ! ...Maybe I should have made him a BIT bigger...
UMich consumer sentiment: 46.3 in October's preliminary read, down from 48.1 in September and below the 48.0 consensus. Current conditions component: 44.7 against a 51.0 estimate. #macro
U Michigan's live sentiment read sits at 51.7, down 6.3% on the day.
October's preliminary print lands at 10am ET today. The index has been sitting near some of its weakest levels in decades heading in.
Curious whether a soft miss even registers with a rates desk fixed on the Fed path. #macro
Actual footage of "Venus" eating her moon (art by @rosariogummi.bsky.social )
#sizesky #giantess #macro #vore #salvoreger
Tiny mushroom could be a fairy umbrella #FungiFriday #PacificNorthwest #Mycology #macro #NaturePhotography
Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Butterfly 2020-74
If the devil can be in the details
So can be kindness, virtue or beauty
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #insect #flower #bokeh #mramsdellpics
Weekly Review Oct 5-9: records above, strain below — AI CDS rising, Nvidia-backed IPO pulled; credit pricing the borrower layer first. 10Y ~5.3%. CDS→RPO→backlog. https://buffett.steadyfort.com/articles/weekly-review-october-5-9-2026-the-squeeze-meets-its-arithmetic #markets #macro #bonds
EM, Europe and real estate remain under pressure, while US and Japanese equities stay relatively resilient. Broad risk-off is not confirmed, and lower yields may signal relief or growth concern.
Notes:
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"I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more.”~Maurice Sendak
#Lisianthus #PrairieGentian #FlowerReport #ECK #WCK #Art #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Macro #FlowersOnBlueSky #Scape