Imagine if Jay Powell said this:
"Financial vulnerabilities of the U.S. financial system are notable, and asset valuation pressures are elevated."
Impossible, right? But that's *exactly* what the Fed's own staff told the FOMC last month.t.co/Ur6pqEoL5W
— Brian Chappatta (@BChappatta) February 18, 2021
Junk Buyers Desperate for Debt Are Pressing Companies to Borrow [Bloomberg]
I keep thinking about the gloomy financial stability risk paragraph from the Fed's minutes.
*Risks "notable"
*Asset prices "elevated"
*Hh/Biz debt vulnerability "notable"t.co/pp5aFMuTa6 pic.twitter.com/4Ees2pqmWo— Jeanna Smialek (@jeannasmialek) February 17, 2021
Goldman Sachs estimates peak #stimulus in Q2 of this year. pic.twitter.com/zLSJrxIYaf
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) February 18, 2021
# OF RUSSELL 2000 STOCKS ABOVE 200-DAY M.A. 🏔 pic.twitter.com/LxY7Kc0M8F
— Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) February 17, 2021
New record for investors taking "higher than normal risk" 🎲🎲 pic.twitter.com/RXANKKavm7
— Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) February 17, 2021
2007: Bull market died with 10 year hitting 5.2%
2018: Markets croaked with 10 year hitting 3.2%
2021: Markets nervous about 10 year hitting 1.3%— Sven Henrich (@NorthmanTrader) February 18, 2021
🌎 The world’s stock of negative-yielding bonds has fallen by $3 trillion so far this year as inflation expectations rise – Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/Q0ehp76mr5
— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 18, 2021
Related: Homeowners saw no difficulty in financing homes in 2008.
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YELLEN SEES NO DIFFICULTY IN FINANCING U.S. DEBT— Really Sarcastic Investor (@RSInvestor) February 18, 2021
YELLEN SAYS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLOSE TO 10% IF 'PROPERLY MEASURED' – CNBC
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) February 18, 2021
Crazy to think that initial jobless claims remain 30% above the worst part of the Great Recession.
18.3M people still claiming unemployment insurance benefits.
That is up by 2.3M people YTD.
One thing is clear:
The government cannot afford this "money party" to stop. pic.twitter.com/tT3cuNcmmQ
— Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) February 18, 2021
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