State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

KRE

Market cap $3.45B

U.S. regional banks' commercial real estate loan books are proving broadly resilient despite worries sparked by a handful of soured loans, but the office sector continues to be a pain point, analysts said.

Better-than-expected results from big banks lift S&P 500 EPS growth for Q3 2025 to 8.5%. CEOs appear confident as the earnings season kicks off, according to our latest LERI reading. Potential earnings surprises this week: Chubb Limited, Capital One, CenterPoint Energy, Intuitive Surgical, and Procter & Gamble.

After a turbulent week in which some regional U.S. banks flagged bad loan and fraud issues, investors began scrutinizing the lenders' earnings reports for signs of a wider strain across the sector.

Each day that passes as the government stays shutdown, the greater the risk to the U.S. economy, says @CharlesSchwab's Kathy Jones. She explains why the job market is the crux to her thesis not just for the economy as a whole, but also the Fed's rate cutting cycle.

ETFs like BITI, EWY, XSD, AMDW, and CNRG have fared well last week on AI momentum, trade optimism and clean energy revival.

Jitters around U.S. banks' exposure to loan losses have fueled expectations for more mergers and acquisitions as big buyers may be spurred to look to absorb smaller or weaker rivals, according to four senior industry sources.

Dividend growth investing offers attractive opportunities amid speculative market fervor, with a focus on steady income over chasing AI-driven gains. US macroeconomic headwinds—demographics, tariffs, and low housing affordability—are likely to constrain GDP and earnings growth outside of AI-related sectors. My current buy list features five dividend compounders, each offering solid yields and projected dividend growth.

Jamie Dimon's concern over "cockroaches" in credit has spawned a debate about private credit. While some industry watchers sound the alarm on the booming industry, others are more sanguine.

A day after worries about the U.S. banking system threatened to spin out of control, the market took a deep breath.

Despite some fresh doubts about credit that banks addressed this week, the U.S. economy seems to be chugging along.