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Kuroda Shocks Markets Hinting At QE End; Nikkei, USDJPY Tumble
Kuroda Shocks Markets Hinting At QE End; Nikkei, USDJPY Tumble In addition to the suddenly escalating global trade war, overnight traders had one more thing to worry about: another central bank unwinding its QE program. This happened shortly after midnight ET, when BOJ Governor Kuroda unexpectedly announced that the Bank of Japan will start thinking […]
It’s Raining Money
It’s Raining Money With apologies to the Dire Straights: Now look at them yo-yo’s that’s the way you do it You play the bull on the fin TV That ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it Money for nothin’ and stocks for free After 9 years of artificial liquidity drenching markets the same game […]
Central Banks Will Let The Next Crash Happen
Central Banks Will Let The Next Crash Happen If you have been following the public commentary from central banks around the world the past few months, you know that there has been a considerable change in tone compared to the last several years. For example, officials at the European Central Bank are hinting at a […]
Do Financial Markets Still Exist?
Do Financial Markets Still Exist? For many decades the Federal Reserve has rigged the bond market by its purchases. And for about a century, central banks have set interest rates (mainly to stabilize their currency’s exchange rate) with collateral effects on securities prices. It appears that in May 2010, August 2015, January/February 2016, and currently […]
It’s Looking A Lot Like 2008 Now…
It’s Looking A Lot Like 2008 Now… Did today’s market plunge mark the start of the next crash? Economic and market conditions are eerily like they were in late 2007/early 2008. Remember back then? Everything was going great. Home prices were soaring. Jobs were plentiful. The great cultural marketing machine was busy proclaiming that a […]
QE Party Over, even by the Bank of Japan
QE Party Over, even by the Bank of Japan First decline in its colossal balance sheet since 2012. An amazing – or on second thought, given how central banks operate, not so amazing – thing is happening. On one hand… Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda keeps saying that the BOJ would “patiently” maintain its […]
Bank of Japan Tapers (Quietly), QE Party Over
Bank of Japan Tapers (Quietly), QE Party Over No flashy announcement, to avoid alarming the markets. After years of blistering asset purchases, the Bank of Japan disclosed today that it held a total of ¥521.6 trillion in assets as of November 30, including Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs), gold, corporate bonds, Japanese REITs, equity ETFs, loans, etc. […]
Nonsensical Global Worries Over Subdued Inflation: Yellen, Draghi, Kuroda
Nonsensical Global Worries Over Subdued Inflation: Yellen, Draghi, Kuroda Central bank presidents at the Fed, the ECB, and Bank of Japan are all concerned over low inflation. The Fed wants to hike anyway, but the Bank of Japan will keep pursuing aggressive monetary easing. Meanwhile, asset prices are in the biggest ever bubble. Bank of […]
The Upcoming Increase in Interest Rates
THE UPCOMING INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES Last week, both Janet Yellen of the Fed and Mark Carney of the Bank of England prepared financial markets for interest rate increases. The working assumption should be that this was coordinated, and that both the ECB and the Bank of Japan must be considering similar moves. Central banks […]
Fed’s Asset Bubbles Now At The Mercy Of The Rest Of The World’s Central Bankers
Fed’s Asset Bubbles Now At The Mercy Of The Rest Of The World’s Central Bankers “Like watching paint dry,” is how The Fed describes the beginning of the end of its experiment with massively inflating its balance sheet to save the world. As former fund manager Richard Breslow notes, however, Yellen’s decision today means the […]
Both ECB And BOJ Are Just Months Away From Running Out Of Bonds To Buy
Both ECB And BOJ Are Just Months Away From Running Out Of Bonds To Buy With the Fed contemplating whether to hike again next month and start “normalizing ” its balance sheet before the end of 2017, the two other major central banks are facing far bigger problems. * * * Two months after the […]
A Problem Emerges: Central Banks Injected A Record $1 Trillion In 2017… It’s Not Enough
A Problem Emerges: Central Banks Injected A Record $1 Trillion In 2017… It’s Not Enough Two weeks ago Bank of America caused a stir when it calculated that central banks (mostly the ECB & BoJ) have bought $1 trillion of financial assets just in the first four months of 2017, which amounts to $3.6 trillion […]
Hell To Pay
SkillUp/Shutterstock Hell To Pay The final condition for a market crash is falling into place Sometimes I wonder if I’m ever going to run out of new things to say about the economy. Nothing interesting has happened in a long time. Our liquidity-drunk “markets” remain over-priced due to the chronic intervention of the global central […]
Traveling Circus
Traveling Circus After Wednesday’s policy statements by the Fed and Bank of Japan, a harsh light is being shined on the incredible nature of their communications. It would be wise in the current environment to structure investment portfolios with a pro-volatility bias. Central banks in G7 economies have been carrying a heavy load for a […]
State Street: “Move Over Zero Hedge, There Is A New Bear In Town”
State Street: “Move Over Zero Hedge, There Is A New Bear In Town” By Mr. Risk – State Street Global Markets Unleash Volatility Beast Thanks for nothing, central banks! If central banks provided the prototypical inflection point, risk assets should get destroyed next week. Feast your eyes on a compendium of volatility charts. The beast […]
