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What Are You Gonna Do About It?
What Are You Gonna Do About It? Tucked into the recent recovery bill was a provision granting the Federal Reserve the right to set up a $450 billion bailout plan without following key provisions of the federal open meetings law, including announcing its meetings or keeping most records about them, according to a POLITICO review […]
Houston: The Banks Have A Huge Problem
Houston: The Banks Have A Huge Problem For many years after the financial crisis, US commercial banks were mocked when instead of generating earnings the old-fashioned way, by collecting the interest arb on loans they had made, or even by frontrunning the Fed with their prop (and flow) trading desks, they would “earn” their way […]
What Happens When The Pandemic Ends?
What Happens When The Pandemic Ends? Let’s assume that by the end of this year a combination of social distancing and some new and effective treatments convert covid-19 from existential threat to chronic nuisance and the economy starts to assume an air of normalcy. Which is to say that people go back to traveling and […]
The very complex Jigsaw
The very complex Jigsaw Blain’s Morning Porridge – 14 April 2020. “If you try to take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you will have is a non-working cat.” On Thursday I posted a note on the Fed doing exactly what I predicted – a programme to buy high-yield junk. […]
Deep Economic Suffering Has Erupted All Over America, But Guess Who The Federal Reserve Is Helping?
Deep Economic Suffering Has Erupted All Over America, But Guess Who The Federal Reserve Is Helping? As millions upon millions of Americans lose their jobs in the greatest wave of unemployment in U.S. history, the Federal Reserve has decided that now is the time to spend trillions of newly created dollars in a desperate attempt […]
“Down The Rabbit Hole” – The Eurodollar Market Is The Matrix Behind It All
“Down The Rabbit Hole” – The Eurodollar Market Is The Matrix Behind It All Summary The Eurodollar system is a critical but often misunderstood driver of global financial markets: its importance cannot be understated. Its origins are shrouded in mystery and intrigue; its operations are invisible to most; and yet it controls us in many […]
Takeover
Takeover We can’t print ourselves out of this crisis again, but that isn’t stopping the Federal Reserve from trying. Thursday’s intervention program, the latest in a string of panic moves to keep the financial system afloat, constitutes a complete takeover attempt of the market ecosphere, only the buying of stocks directly is last missing piece […]
The Fed’s Balance Sheet: The Other Exponential Curve
The Fed’s Balance Sheet: The Other Exponential Curve As the threat of COVID-19 keeps millions of Americans locked down at home, businesses and financial markets are suffering. For example, a survey of small-business owners found that 51% did not believe they could survive the pandemic for longer than three months. At the same time, the S&P 500 posted […]
The UNFAIRNESS Economy
The UNFAIRNESS Economy Bailouts for the rich. Barely anything for you. Award-winning investigative journalist Matt Taibbi penned perhaps the most iconic condemnation of the bankers who created (and subsequently got bailed out during) the Great Financial Crisis: The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that it’s everywhere. The world’s most powerful […]
#MacroView: Is The “Debt Chasm” Too Big For The Fed To Fill?
#MacroView: Is The “Debt Chasm” Too Big For The Fed To Fill? Over the last month, the Federal Reserve, and the Government, have unleashed a torrent of liquidity into the U.S. markets to offset a credit crisis of historic proportions. Here is a list of programs already implemented which have already surpassed all programs during […]
This Curve Will Never Flatten Again: Fed Balance Sheet Hits $6.1 Trillion, Up $2 Trillion In 1 Month
This Curve Will Never Flatten Again: Fed Balance Sheet Hits $6.1 Trillion, Up $2 Trillion In 1 Month Here is an example of a curve that everyone wants to flatten. And here is an example of a curve that while some – namely the bears – also wants to see collapse, it will never do […]
QE-4 Cut in Half this Week. Fed’s Helicopter Money for Wall Street & the Wealthy Hits $1.8 Trillion in 4 Weeks
QE-4 Cut in Half this Week. Fed’s Helicopter Money for Wall Street & the Wealthy Hits $1.8 Trillion in 4 Weeks Regular folks need not apply. Total assets on the Fed’s weekly balance sheet jumped by $272 billion in one week, to $6.08 trillion, according to the Fed’s release Thursday afternoon. Since the Fed started this spree of […]
Free Markets Are Dead: Fed To Start Buying Junk Bonds, High Yield ETFs
Free Markets Are Dead: Fed To Start Buying Junk Bonds, High Yield ETFs Back on March 23, when the Fed unveiled it would start buying investment grade corporate bonds, we said “now that the Fed is effectively all in, it will buy stocks and junk bonds next.” Two weeks later, we were right and this morning the Fed […]
The Great Government Gold Heist of 1933
The Great Government Gold Heist of 1933 Yesterday marked the anniversary of the great government gold heist of 1933 ordered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. On April 5, 1933, the president signed Executive Order 6102. It was touted as a measure to stop gold hoarding, but it was in reality, a massive gold confiscation scheme. […]
“Project Zimbabwe”
“Project Zimbabwe” Roughly a month ago on the afternoon of Sunday, March 8th, Fed Chairman Powell had an emergency staff meeting. Powell: I want the nuttiest money printing plan ever. What action plans do we have that are prepared and ready to initiate? Admin: Well, we have this one named “GFC 2.0” Powell: Sounds tame and sedate. Won’t […]
