Fed’s QE Unwind Reaches $501 Billion, Balance Sheet Falls Below $4 Trillion. “Autopilot” Engaged by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2019 • 97 Comments The albatross of $617 billion in bonds that mature in over 10 years.
US Dollar Hits 52-Week High in Cleanest-Dirty-Shirt-Syndrome on New ECB Stimulus, as Old ECB Stimulus Fails to Stimulate by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2019 • 46 Comments The real worry is the economy in the Eurozone.
What the Fed Actually Said About Ending the QE Unwind by Wolf Richter • Feb 21, 2019 • 42 Comments A plan is forming with a slow-motion component, and everyone wants to get rid of MBS
My Fancy-Schmancy “Fed Hawk-o-Meter” Ticks Down, Still Red-Lines. In Passing, Fed Plants Seed for Removing “Patient” by Wolf Richter • Feb 20, 2019 • 77 Comments Oh dude, glad no one saw it.
Fed’s QE Unwind Reaches $434 Billion, Remains on “Autopilot” by Wolf Richter • Feb 7, 2019 • 51 Comments Getting rid of MBS faster and shifting to short-term Treasury bills will be on the list.
Oops: Low Interest Rates a “Factor” in Slowdown of Economic & Productivity Growth: NBER by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2019 • 83 Comments Powell, Draghi, Kuroda, et al.: Did ya see this NBER study?
Who Bought the Gigantic $1.5 Trillion of New US Government Debt Issued over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Jan 31, 2019 • 136 Comments China, Japan, other foreign entities dumped US Treasuries. But someone had to buy. Here’s who. So far, so good.
Fed’s QE Unwind to Continue on Autopilot, Rate Hikes on Hold for “Common-Sense Risk Management”: Powell by Wolf Richter • Jan 30, 2019 • 111 Comments QE may restart only if things get really ugly – think Financial Crisis.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Jan 27, 2019 • 68 Comments And then the Stock Selloff Starts All Over Again.
Yield Curve Spaghetti by Wolf Richter • Jan 15, 2019 • 67 Comments The one-month yield is 21 basis points higher than CPI, not seen since 2009.
