QE Party Is Drying Up, Even at the Bank of Japan by Wolf Richter • Oct 8, 2018 • 54 Comments Despite repeated speeches to the contrary.
Inversion Watch: Dancing the Global “Yield Curve” Tango? by Wolf Richter • Sep 29, 2018 • 13 Comments Treasury yield curve survives rate hike upright. Yield curves steepen in China, Japan & Germany. Era of NIRP scheduled to end.
Who Bought the $1.47 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Sep 18, 2018 • 83 Comments China, Japan, other foreign investors, the Fed, US government funds? Nope.
Meanwhile in China, Implosion of Stock-Market Double-Bubble by Wolf Richter • Sep 17, 2018 • 45 Comments Bubbles don’t end well for those who don’t get out in time.
US Yield-Curve Looks Hell-Bent on Inverting, “Flattest” Since Aug 2007 by Wolf Richter • Aug 26, 2018 • 62 Comments How does it compare to German, Japanese, and Chinese yield curves?
Who Bought the $1.36 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Aug 15, 2018 • 63 Comments Russia, Japan, and the Fed dumped, China hung in there…. But who bought?
Which Yield Curve “Inverts” First? US, Japan, Germany, or China? by Wolf Richter • Jul 20, 2018 • 77 Comments How the “Yield Curves” Stack Up in central-bank manipulated bond markets.
Russia Dumped Most of its US Treasury Holdings, Disappeared from List by Wolf Richter • Jul 17, 2018 • 67 Comments Good thing Russia never held as many Treasuries as China and Japan. The scenario would have been different.
This “Trade War is a Different Ballgame” by Wolf Richter • Jul 16, 2018 • 84 Comments How the US Trade War with China over autos stacks up against the Trade War the US Lost against Japan.
Bank of Japan Takes Away Punch Bowl, Balance Sheet Declines by Wolf Richter • Jul 4, 2018 • 35 Comments Was “QQE” just a pretext for bringing the government bond market under absolute control to avoid a Greek-style debt crisis?