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Let’s Get This Straight About Spiking Bank Stocks - Bove

January 24, 2017

[Photo:  CNBC Squawk Box]

 

Financial stocks need more than President Donald Trump's promises of banking deregulation and Federal Reserve signals of higher interest rates to continue their postelection rally, influential banking analyst Dick Bove told CNBC on Tuesday.

 

  • Dispelling the first of what he calls "urban myths" about banking, Bove said that Dodd-Frank won't be repealed or modified in favor of the big institutions.
  • Bove also argued that banks won't be able to hold on to the earnings boost they get from higher interest rates – saying that higher rates would also hurt the value of financial assets held by the bank.
  • These scenarios put banks at risk for volatility. 

 

Bove, VP of equity research at Rafferty Capital, sees one saving grace for the sector - Trump's policies will boost the economy, which should lead to stronger economic growth. That would allow banks to build profits in the longer run by igniting lending activity, which has been strained since the Great Recession.