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The Coronavirus Infects Fed Communications

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020

“The recent emergence of the coronavirus, however”…

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Jeff Gundlach Probably About 90% Correct To Say Chances Of Fed Cut Are About 90%

February 1, 2020

“Now a 90% chance of a 2020 cut”.

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Two Years In, Jay Powell Still Lacks Only Skill That Matters: Ability To Bullsh*t People

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

At least he knows what to say when asked if the Fed is in the bubble-blowing business.

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Fed Commits To Repos Through April, Keeps Main Rate On Hold, Raises IOER

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

Quite a bit to digest, but perhaps not much to move markets other than at the very front-end.

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Pandemic Fears Meet Fed, Impeachment, Tech Earnings With Stocks In Stratosphere

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020

A little trepidation.

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‘Just As Independent As The Fed’: Erdogan’s Son-In-Law Jokes About Trump’s Control Over Central Bank

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

This is yet another manifestation of Trump’s behavior normalizing autocratic regimes.

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Trump Blames Fed, Storms, Boeing For Holding Back Economy, Dow. Says Musk ‘Does Good At Rockets’

January 22, 2020

The cadence was laughably childlike.

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What’s Behind The Rally? It’s The Liquidity, Stupid.

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020

“And I think we ought to be sensitive to that”.

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Repo Apocalypse Was Averted. Now What?

January 11, 2020

“It is too early to break out the ‘mission accomplished’ banner”.

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Powell In 2014: The Dot Plot Is A Lot Like Chernobyl

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

“Plain English”.

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The Case For The Fed Cutting Rates Back To Zero

January 9, 2020January 16, 2020

“…you cannot fight a recession with only one or two rate cuts”.

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Fed Minutes Show Rates On Hold, Repo Discussion Front And Center

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020

Policy is “appropriate”. Unless there’s a world war.

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Out With The Dissenters! Fed Voter Rotation Removes Hawks

December 29, 2019December 29, 2019

2020 represents a unique challenge thanks to Trump’s public criticism of monetary policy. 

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Don’t Be So ‘Sensitive’: How Much Will The Data Matter For Markets In 2020?

December 19, 2019

“Data dependent”, so to speak.

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Do You Know What Would Be, Like, ‘Sooo Great’ For The Economy? Donald Trump Does.

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019

“Zoom!”

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Stuart Sparks Details The Ultimate In Ironic, Tragicomedic Fed Outcomes For 2020

December 14, 2019

“Note that this is not a forecast of recession”…

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Fed Unveils $365 Billion In Term Repos, Other ‘Bells And Whistles’ To Smooth Year-End

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019

“A safety valve”.

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Jerome Powell Quizzed On Repo Stress As Zoltan Note Makes Cameo In Press Conference

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

“You asked about year-end”.

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Fed Stands Pat In First Unanimous Decision Since May; Dots Show Policy On Hold Through 2020

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

“…policy is appropriate”.

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‘The Day The World Stops Spinning’: Zoltan Pozsar Calls For QE4

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

“If carry makes the world go ‘round, and reserves make carry possible the day we run out of reserves would be the day when the world would stop spinning”.

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Make It 3 Out Of 3 On Oversubscribed Repos Covering Year-End Turn

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019

One almost gets the sense that people will be disappointed if there aren’t any fireworks.

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The BIS Explains ‘Highly Unusual’ September Repo Chaos

December 8, 2019

“The mid-September tensions in the US dollar market for repurchase agreements (repos) were highly unusual”.

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For Volatility, 2019 Is No 2017. But 2021 May Be

December 4, 2019December 5, 2019

Looking back at history, it generally takes around two years for those feedback loops to fully manifest themselves.

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‘Blue Sky’, ‘Ugly’ Or ‘Armageddon’: 3 Paths For The Emancipation Trade

December 2, 2019December 3, 2019

“Everything we know about financial markets”…

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Another Oversubscribed Term Repo Stokes More Year-End Liquidity Crunch Fears

December 2, 2019

Are “supersized” bill purchases in the offing?

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Traders Menaced By December Tariff Deadline Forced To Ponder Phone Calls, Obstinate Powell

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019

“Relevant issues”.

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First ‘Ultra-Long’ Term Repo Covering Year-End Is Twice Oversubscribed (Cue Alarmists)

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Here’s some nuance, for those interested.

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