Who the Heck Bought $1.2 trillion in New US Treasuries over the past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Jun 15, 2018 • 61 Comments Russia, Japan, and the Fed dumped. So who bought?
This Fed Grows Relentlessly More Hawkish by Wolf Richter • Jun 13, 2018 • 96 Comments Gone are the kid gloves.
Riskiest Junk Bonds Completely Blow Off the Fed, Face “Sudden” Reckoning by Wolf Richter • Jun 13, 2018 • 20 Comments Still dreaming in la-la-land.
Update on the Fed’s QE Unwind by Wolf Richter • Jun 8, 2018 • 101 Comments Just as the Fed created money to buy Treasuries and MBS during QE, it now destroys money as these securities “roll off” the balance sheet.
Deutsche Bank CoCo Bonds Plunge, Shares Hit Record Low, after US Entity Makes FDIC’s “Problem Bank List” by Wolf Richter • May 31, 2018 • 35 Comments The old question: When will she buckle?
“For New Money Only”: Banks Fight for Deposits, But if You Don’t Jump Through Hoops, You Get “Punishment Rates” by Wolf Richter • May 28, 2018 • 60 Comments HSBC makes it official.
Riskiest Junk Bonds Still Blissful in La-La Land, High-Grade Bonds Bleed. Apple’s Fault? by Wolf Richter • May 24, 2018 • 24 Comments The Fed will keep tightening until these junk bonds buckle.
Credit Card Delinquencies Spike Past Financial-Crisis Peak at the 4,788 Smaller US Banks by Wolf Richter • May 18, 2018 • 84 Comments Subprime is calling.
Will the New Fed Get Rid of All its Mortgage-Backed Securities? That Seems to be the Plan by Wolf Richter • May 16, 2018 • 53 Comments The Fed shouldn’t be getting into “allocating credit.”
But Who the Heck Bought the $1.2 trillion in New US Debt Over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • May 16, 2018 • 70 Comments Japan systematically dumps US Treasuries while China hangs on.
