Tight credit conditions still pose a threat to risky assets

Deposit outflows at First Republic Bank don’t tell us much more than we already knew about the state of the broader US banking sector. But it highlights the evidence of an ongoing credit crunch, and reinforces our view that “risky” assets are likely to underperform over the rest of this year.

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