by Shaun Richards As we get ready for Easter ( my part of London seems to have emptied out already) there has been something of a barrage of action from some central banks. It started in New Zealand. The Monetary …
Former Reagan economic adviser sizes up the state of record inflation on ‘Kudlow.’ h/t CharlieFoxtrot
by Shaun Richards A feature of 2022 is the way that central bankers are trying to make up for lost time in the battle against inflation. Actually as we stand it is mostly a case of open mouth operations as …
by laflammaster Equity Total Return Swaps can (and likely have) been used to cover positions. With swaps, you have to pay for them using an annual interest fee, the frequency is determined in your contract. This graph is showing that …
by ImFedUpWithItAll We’re all going to be hearing a lot about inverted yield curves in the coming months, so what’s the deal about them? I’ve tried to get an understanding of the subject, so here are my notes on it, weaving …
I Know You Don’t Think So. You’re Wrong [Comments enabled] https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=245472 Powell once again jawboned Monday, stating that “he knows” inflation is “much too high” and that The Fed “will” act as required to stop it. First comes the jawbone. …
New York (CNN Business)The Federal Reserve needs to move quickly to raise interest rates and normalize its monetary policy, according to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Between a strong job market and soaring inflation, “there is an obvious need to move …
by Shaun Richards This week has been a story of central banks raising interest-rates with the main player in the pack being the US Federal Reserve followed by the Bank of England. Those of you familiar with my work will …
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/03/16/interest-rates-increase-fed/7052888001/ The COVID-19-induced era of rock-bottom interest rates is over — just as the U.S. finally seems to be turning the corner on the pandemic. Yet while falling COVID cases and solid consumer demand are helping clear the way for …
Have you been seeing less NFT chatter around the internet lately? Hearing a bit less about the metaverse? Well, you’re not alone. Despite an initial surge in usage of the buzzwords, interest in both concepts appears to be sharply declining, …
by DontMicrowaveCats In case you don’t follow financial news or don’t care, the US Federal Reserve is very likely going to be raising the Federal Funds interest rate tomorrow. The ELI5 version is that Federal Funds rate hikes means money becomes …
by confoundedinterest17 Today’s news reminds me of the 1998 Russian financial crisis when I worked at Deutsche Bank. Today, the Russian Central Bank has decided not to pay interest on bonds worth US $ 29 billion to foreign investors (technical default). …
by Shaun Richards Today we can shift focus to the Bank of England and the UK economy as we look at the latest monetary data. First we can reflect on this one of its policymakers on Friday. “To me, the …
by Shaun Richards After what was quite a weekend we find that the economic pace has if anything picked up this morning so let us start with something which is quite extraordinary even for these times. The Bank of Russia Board of Directors …
by squaremild They want you cheering for war. Don’t fall for it. Russia should not be invading. Ukraine has a right to defend itself. But the PROPAGANDA machine is running over time and everyone from satan-worshipping Marina Abramovic to George Soros’ …
by mark000 The fantasy that Fed Funds are going to be increased 7+ times this year is fading fast. 2022 Bad.
Mark O’Byrne on Palisades Gold Radio Tom welcomes Mark O’Byrne back to the show. Mark is the Founder of Health Wealth Gold. To subscribe to our newsletter and get notified of new shows, please visit http://palisadesradio.ca Mark discusses gold’s lack of reaction …
by Shaun Richards Today we look east to Nihon, or the land of the rising sun. It faces so many of our themes as for example the energy prices crisis affects it as a large energy importer and also poses …
https://twitter.com/WifeyAlpha/status/1494314350093422594 Minutes show Fed ready to raise rates, shrink balance sheet soon Federal Reserve officials outlined plans for interest rate hikes and a reduction in the asset holdings on their balance sheet at their last meeting. Minutes released Wednesday from …
With inflation going wild, many are still unable to pay their debt. The cost of goods is accelerating faster than their ability to earn. The real estate sector is on red alert. The U.S. consumer is maxed out. They need …
Some $300tn in global debt needs to be rolled over. @TheEconomist: if rates rise by 100bp, global interest payments will rise from $10tn to $16tn, or from 12% to 15% of global gdp; if they rise by 200bp, to $20tn …
by Shaun Richards One of the features of the modern economic world is that as soon as a consensus builds up something quickly turns up to challenge it. At the moment the present consensus is that the US central bank …
CNBC, Released on 1/27/22 Peter Boockvar is the Chief Investment Officer of Bleakley Financial Group and Editor of The Boock Report newsletter https://boockreport.com/.
by Shaun Richards Last night brought news on the planned interest-rate changes in 2022 from the US Federal Reserve. So we have a case of the morning after the night before. I did not make much of a deal of …
The Portland Police Bureau’s attempt to rehire police officers that recently retired to help with the departments disastrous staffing levels was an epic failure: only two out of the 81 officers that Chief Lovell reached out to expressed interest.In October, …
Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, The Federal Reserve is talking about raising interest rates. But the US economy is buried under piles of debt. I’ve been asking how this is going to work for months. Apparently, the question has finally occurred …
Catch-22 14 years have central banks fueled monetary system with QE and interest rates Dept to GDP :Eurozone:102.3%Japan frontrunner:266%US between Spain and Portugal:128% Rate hiking and tightening will result in recession and stock market crashpic.twitter.com/4lVCGzxDas — Wim Grommen (@wimgrommen) January …
by Shaun Richards Today has brought a reminder of our themes for 2021 and also a much longer running one. So let us start with the longer-running one. (Bloomberg) Under current conditions and inflation forecasts, “an increase in interest rates is …
