Category Archives: Monetary Policy

Consequences Of Jack Asset Monetary Policy

Posted on September 12, 2018 by macromon

You have to own assets to make it in the New Economy.   Pity the younger generations. Check out the growing wealth disparity in the below chart, which is clearly the result of monetary policy. The Fed’s increasing reliance  on the … Continue reading →

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Charts That Count: QE QED

Posted on September 10, 2018 by macromon

Since the collapse of Lehman Brothers the story of the world’s attempts to stop the financial crisis turning into a Great Depression has been dominated by central banks’ balance sheets. John Authers describes how this averted total disaster and sparked … Continue reading →

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Feels Like 1997

Posted on August 15, 2018 by macromon

Just back home after a week-long road trip to many major U.S. cities. The “Cranes Of Dubai”  As an economist, I am always looking for anecdotal evidence of how the local economy is doing.  What impressed me most was the … Continue reading →

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ECB to end stimulus programme later this year

Posted on June 14, 2018 by macromon

ECB President Mario Draghi admitted the eurozone recovery has slowed and kept record low interest rates unchanged… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2018/06/14/ec…

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The Bund With A Draghi Tattoo

Posted on June 12, 2018 by macromon

The consequences for global markets of an end to ECB QE will be much bigger than those associated with the end of the Fed’s QE –  Guillermo Tolosa, Oxford Economics Huge ECB meeting on Thursday.   Will Mario Draghi announce a path to normalize monetary … Continue reading →

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QE And The Laurel vs. Yanny Distortion

Posted on June 4, 2018 by macromon

Interesting clip from Wired,  interviewing  a neuroscientist explaining how people get the sound Laurel and Yanny name so different. The interview is profound if you take the principles and apply them to the markets.  It’s all about reading the correct … Continue reading →

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EM – The Indicator Species Of Tighter Global Money?

Posted on May 30, 2018 by macromon

Interesting discussion on EM last week on Bloomberg TV. See our comment yesterday on EM as one of the indicators species of tight global monetary policy.

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QOTD: Fed Chair Jay Powell

Posted on May 8, 2018 by macromon

  I do not dismiss the prospective risks emanating from global policy normalization. Some investors and institutions may not be well positioned for a rise in interest rates, even one that markets broadly anticipate. And, of course, future economic conditions … Continue reading →

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FOMC Statement – May 2

Posted on May 2, 2018 by macromon

May 02, 2018 Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been … Continue reading →

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Draghi’s Monetary Policy Statement

Posted on April 26, 2018 by macromon

Apr.26 — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi speaks at a news conference in Frankfurt about the economy, monetary policy and inflation after the ECB maintained its pledge to move slowly in removing euro-area stimulus. (This is his opening statement.)  … Continue reading →

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