The first earnings season of 2025 is kicking off, and as always, the financial sector leads investors into the first round of action this week. While banking stocks aren’t that exciting to most, the biggest investment banks usually give many clues as to where the economy currently is or might be headed. Since they are attached directly to the business cycle, investors should start paying attention today.
There are two types of banks, however. There are commercial banks that deal in more conventional products like mortgages and personal solutions, and then there are investment banks that deal with corporate finance and the broader business cycle.
