The New Fed Could Be Off the Charts by Wolf Richter • Nov 5, 2017 • 61 Comments Dudley to Quit. Potentially 5 vacancies to fill on the FOMC. No one knows what the Fed will look like next year.
The Fed Actually Begins its QE Unwind by Wolf Richter • Nov 2, 2017 • 93 Comments But what’s happening with mortgage-backed securities?
Record Surge in Riskiest Loans Fattens Wall Street Banks by Wolf Richter • Oct 30, 2017 • 22 Comments Crackdown efforts by bank regulators are put on hold.
US Treasury Rates Hit Nine-Year Highs by Wolf Richter • Oct 22, 2017 • 77 Comments But the yield spread collapses to lowest since early in the Financial Crisis. Even the Fed is worried.
Is the Fed Getting Cold Feet about the QE Unwind? by Wolf Richter • Oct 20, 2017 • 125 Comments Curious things are happening on its balance sheet.
This is What it Looks Like When Credit Markets Go Nuts by Wolf Richter • Oct 19, 2017 • 65 Comments Pricing of risk kicks the bucket in record central-bank absurdity.
Wheezing Consumers & Slowing Economy, No Problem: UK Inflation Jumps Most in 5+ Years. Rate Hike Due in November by Wolf Richter • Oct 17, 2017 • 45 Comments The Fed leads, other central banks follow.
Pentagon Worried about Hackers Causing Stock Market Crash by Wolf Richter • Oct 15, 2017 • 54 Comments The Pentagon?! But no one’s worried when stocks get manipulated higher.
The Hated Dollar Resurges. But Why? by Wolf Richter • Oct 9, 2017 • 95 Comments Betting against the dollar remains a favorite sport.
The Fed will be a New Creature Soon, and No One Knows What It’ll Look Like by Wolf Richter • Oct 6, 2017 • 74 Comments Markets are blowing off this uncertainty for now.