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The Pandemic Isn’t Ending, It’s Just the Beginning of Global Disorder and Depression
The Pandemic Isn’t Ending, It’s Just the Beginning of Global Disorder and Depression When you’ve been lied to, you’ve been betrayed. Betrayal has consequences. Unsurprisingly, denying the pandemic is unstoppable and consequential is the order of the day: authorities everywhere are terrified these realities might leak through all their oh-so-obviously desperate firewalls and filters. Why are […]
State of Denial
State of Denial Once again investors are made to believe that nothing matters. Only 2 trading days after Friday’s sell off $NDX made new all time history highs. Only 3 days after Friday’s sell-off $SPX made a new all time closing high. Only 4 days after Friday’s sell off $DJIA, $SPX and $NDX make new […]
Another Massively Oversubscribed Term Repo Confirms Persisting Liquidity Woes
Another Massively Oversubscribed Term Repo Confirms Persisting Liquidity Woes Two days after dealers unexpectedly flooded the first reduced term-repo (from $35BN previously to $30BN) offered by the Fed, the liquidity shortage in the repo market – which was supposed to be temporary and few if any strategists said would continue beyond year-end – persists, and […]
How the Fed Created a QE “Monster” for the Markets
How the Fed Created a QE “Monster” for the Markets Like Victor Frankenstein, the Fed may have created its own monster. It’s been called many things, such as Quantitative Easing (QE), QE Lite, QE/Not QE, “Organic” Balance Sheet Growth, and more. But no matter what you choose to call it, the bottom line is this: The Fed […]
Fed Trying to Stop Global Economic Contagion – Martin Armstrong
Fed Trying to Stop Global Economic Contagion – Martin Armstrong Legendary geopolitical and financial analyst Martin Armstrong says, “The Fed is trapped. If it stops (injecting money into the repo market by billions of dollars daily), interest rates will rise.” Armstrong goes on to explain, “The Bank of Japan came out and said we’re going […]
The Debate Is Over: In Two Months “Not QE” Officially Becomes QE 4
The Debate Is Over: In Two Months “Not QE” Officially Becomes QE 4 While Neel Kashkari may be theatrically appealing to the intellect of “QE conspiracists” – which as of today in addition to Robert Kaplan, Larry Kudlow and James Gorman also includes as per the chart below Bank of America, in addition to any other person with […]
Are Consumers Nearing the End of Their Road of Debt?
Are Consumers Nearing the End of Their Road of Debt? Are consumers getting close to the end of their road of debt? There are some indications that they might be and that’s not good news for an economy built on consumers spending money they don’t have. Total consumer debt grew and set yet another new […]
Opinion: The Federal Reserve is stuck in quantitative-easing hell
Opinion: The Federal Reserve is stuck in quantitative-easing hell The central bank’s short-term buying of securities could morph into long-term easing Imagine doing the same thing over and over again, with little progress and no relief. Sounds like most people’s vision of hell — or the Federal Reserve’s current predicament. Since September, the central bank, through […]
944 Trillion Reasons Why The Fed Is Quietly Bailing Out Hedge Funds
944 Trillion Reasons Why The Fed Is Quietly Bailing Out Hedge Funds On Friday, Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari, who just two months earlier made a stunning proposal when he said that it was time for the Fed to pick up where the USSR left off and start redistributing wealth (at least Kashkari chose the proper entity: […]
VIDEO: The Fed’s Evil Juggernaut
VIDEO: The Fed’s Evil Juggernaut Don’t let it crush your future Juggernaut: (n) massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path The US Federal Reserve is once again force-feeding liquidity into the system. At its fastest rate ever. The result? Record high stock prices whose valuations defy all logic. What’s wrong with […]
The Fed “Just Let The Cat Out Of The Bag”, Admits Being Forced To Fuel Asset Bubble
The Fed “Just Let The Cat Out Of The Bag”, Admits Being Forced To Fuel Asset Bubble Well the cat’s out of the bag… The worst kept secret in the financial world is now not only accepted orthodoxy, but finally being discussed openly by, at least some, authorities. Central bank policies are directly driving asset […]
Localism in the 2020s (Part 2) – Facial Recognition, Psilocybin and Beyond
Localism in the 2020s (Part 2) – Facial Recognition, Psilocybin and Beyond Contrary to popular opinion, I think a loss of faith in Washington D.C. and its institutions is entirely rational and healthy. Maintaining faith in something due to tradition or the fumes of hope won’t lead to anything productive, rather, it’s preferable to honestly […]
Helicopter Money Is No Panacea
Helicopter Money Is No Panacea In recent decades, the Fed has engaged in a series of policy interventions and market manipulations that have paradoxically left it more powerful even as those interventions left a trail of crashes, collapses and calamities. This contradiction between Fed omnipotence and Fed incompetence is coming to a head. The economy […]
He Knows
He Knows Last week we found out that Dallas Fed president Kaplan knows that the Fed is creating excess and imbalances in stocks. Yes, bloating the Fed’s balance sheet by over $400B in four months has a massive impact on stock markets. And billions of repo liquidity unleashed each day can be seen impacting the daily […]
