The Fed Has Trapped Itself, Few Understand This…

the fed has trapped itself, few understand this….🙂 https://t.co/mXg955hajZ

— bill fleckenstein (@fleckcap) February 3, 2022

The Fed's balance sheet hit another record this week at $8.87 trillion, more than doubling over the last 2 years.

Quantitative easing is set to end in early March, as per the Fed.

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 4, 2022

Grotesque. Central Banks printing money has driven an explosion of wealth of the 1%, but CBs now demand workers take big real wage cuts as that same QE helps cause surging headline inflation. And these elites wonder why popularism has been been gaining ground in recent years!? https://t.co/YlbPp3z6rC

— Albert Edwards (@albertedwards99) February 4, 2022

Oil still looking strong – Brent earlier hit $93/barrel for the first time since 2014 pic.twitter.com/clBbmos5l1

— Simon Casey (@sjcasey) February 4, 2022

Can somebody’s please explain why central bankers expect inflation to be transitory, while their money printing/growth/debasement is permanent 😁

— Willem Middelkoop (@wmiddelkoop) February 4, 2022

#WallStreet #Fed #Stockmarkets their correlation continues up and down, down..@gnoble79 pic.twitter.com/jU0Ju2iINH

— CrossBorder Capital/ GLIndexes (@crossbordercap) February 4, 2022

This isn't a great position for the #Fed to be in with #interest rates at ZERO.#RecessionProbability
H/T @ISABELNET_SA pic.twitter.com/OdpOx3akfl

— Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) February 4, 2022

United States PMIs show the evidence of an important slowdown.

Still in expansion, but significantly weaker. pic.twitter.com/erXaO1AokE

— Daniel Lacalle Official Account (@dlacalle_IA) February 4, 2022

Global food prices back on rise; though annual change is easing, level is testing highs from over a decade ago pic.twitter.com/CLp5ffB6DX

— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) February 4, 2022

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