Fed’s Balance Sheet Drops by $458 Billion from Peak: January Update on QT and the Fed’s Losses by Wolf Richter • Jan 5, 2023 • 134 Comments The Fed’s cumulative losses reached $20.5 billion.
Crypto-Bank Silvergate Details its Own Implosion, Much of its Equity Capital Wiped Out. I’m Waiting for the FDIC to Show Up by Wolf Richter • Jan 5, 2023 • 90 Comments Wait a minute… It still “believes in” crypto? Is crypto now a religion that a bank “believes in?” FDIC, are you reading this?
Layoffs beyond Hype: No, Layoffs.fyi Does Not Track Actual Layoffs in the US, but Media Stories of Plans of Global Layoffs. See Salesforce Today. Actual Layoffs & Discharges in the US Are Still Historically Low by Wolf Richter • Jan 4, 2023 • 143 Comments Many of these announced layoffs are in the future and won’t be in the US and won’t impact the US labor market. But we got data on actual layoffs and discharges in the US today.
Fed, FDIC, & OCC Warn Banks about Contagion from Cryptos, with Laundry List of Sordid Stuff Inherent in the Crypto Scene by Wolf Richter • Jan 3, 2023 • 159 Comments Only a couple of smaller banks have significant exposure to cryptos, and their shares have collapsed.
US LNG Exports in 2022 Match Qatar, #1 in the World. US Natural Gas Price Plunges 11% Today, 40% in 2 Weeks by Wolf Richter • Jan 3, 2023 • 120 Comments On Delays at restarting the explosion-damaged Freeport LNG export terminal and on weather forecasts.
Status of US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency: USD Exchange Rates Hit Foreign Exchange Reserves by Wolf Richter • Jan 1, 2023 • 157 Comments Complicated times for the dollar. The Chinese Renminbi, a distant also-ran, loses ground.
