Federal Reserve

The Zombie Companies Are Coming

by Wolf Richter • Aug 26, 2020 • 84 Comments

Easy money is a curse for capitalism (transcript of my podcast).

The Fed’s Asset Purchases: Week 10 Since Peak-QE

by Wolf Richter • Aug 20, 2020 • 68 Comments

Crazy charts to document our crazy times.

The Rich Got Richer During the Pandemic, Bailed Out by the Fed. How it Happened and Why That’s Bad for the Economy

by Wolf Richter • Aug 19, 2020 • 174 Comments

Over 30 million people lost their jobs while the wealth of America’s 600-plus billionaires ballooned by $434 billion, to $3.4 trillion.

Who Bought the Gigantic $4.5 Trillion in US Government Debt Added in the Past 12 Months? Everyone but China?

by Wolf Richter • Aug 18, 2020 • 155 Comments

Someone had to buy the Incredibly Spiking US National Debt. Here’s who.

THE WOLF STREET REPORT: The Rich Got Richer in the Pandemic. Why?

by Wolf Richter • Aug 16, 2020 • 171 Comments

Over 30 million people lost their jobs between mid-March and mid-May. But the wealth of America’s 600+ billionaires ballooned by $434 billion. How did this happen?

Week 9 Since Peak-QE: Update on the Fed’s Assets

by Wolf Richter • Aug 13, 2020 • 86 Comments

Repos at $0. SPVs fell for sixth week. Dollar liquidity swaps fell for 9th week. MBS unchanged for 3rd week. Treasuries rose.

Dollar’s Purchasing Power Drops to Lowest Ever. Inflation Heats Up, as Fed Wants, After Simultaneous Supply & Demand Shocks

by Wolf Richter • Aug 12, 2020 • 186 Comments

“We’re not even thinking about thinking about” slowing the decline of the dollar’s purchasing power — and thereby labor’s purchasing power.

Corporate Bond & Junk Bond Markets Driven into Foaming-at-the-Mouth Exuberance by Fed Jawboning about Huge Purchases. But it Actually Bought Just Tiny Amounts

by Wolf Richter • Aug 11, 2020 • 74 Comments

Here are the details on its purchases and holdings in July.

Fed’s Assets Fall by $16 Billion, -$220 Billion Since June 10: Week 7 of Balance Sheet Shrinkage

by Wolf Richter • Jul 30, 2020 • 72 Comments

Repos are gone. Dollar liquidity swaps dropped further. SPVs fell to lowest since June 17. MBS dropped by $37 billion. Treasuries rose.

Week Six of Fed’s Lumpy Shrinkage of its Assets

by Wolf Richter • Jul 23, 2020 • 66 Comments

Repos zilch, gone. Dollar liquidity swaps on their way out. SPVs flat for five weeks, but composition is changing. Treasuries edged up by smallest amount all year. MBS rose.

Page 28 of 97

« 1 … 26 27 28 29 30 … 97 »