Tag Archives: Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement – March 21

Posted on March 21, 2018 by macromon

March 21, 2018 Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been … Continue reading →

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Policy Leanings Of Current FOMC

Posted on March 6, 2018 by macromon
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Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress

Posted on February 27, 2018 by macromon

February 27, 2018 Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Chairman Jerome H. Powell Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to … Continue reading →

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Real Interest Rates Not So Real – BIS

Posted on December 21, 2017 by macromon

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) is out with a very interesting piece, Why so low for so long? A long-term view of real interest rates?, by Claudio Borio, Piti Disyatat, Mikael Juselius and Phurichai Rungcharoenkitkul. The basic premise is … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Sheep Logic

Posted on October 6, 2017 by macromon

Active central bank Narrative construction in the service of their policy goals is a permanent change in our market dynamics.  – Ben Hunt, Epsilon Theory

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Fed Day With Extremely Loose Financial Conditions

Posted on September 20, 2017 by macromon

Today is the day,  folks. The consensus is the Fed announces the start of quantitative tightening (QT).   History in the making. Draining Liquidity Though monetary tightening officially began in December 2015,  this will be the first time the Fed drains … Continue reading →

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Super Mario’s Problem In One Picture

Posted on August 31, 2017 by macromon

File under “Kafkaesque Markets.” Source:  MacroTourist

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The Gold-Bond Correlation And Other Macro Observations

Posted on August 27, 2017 by macromon

We have posted several pieces over this year noting the high correlation of gold and 10-year bond futures. See here, here and here. Here is how the gold ETF (GLD) and the Treasury ETF (TLT) have moved together over various … Continue reading →

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Speech By Mario Draghi At Jackson Hole

Posted on August 25, 2017 by macromon

Sustaining openness in a dynamic global economy Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the Economic Policy Symposium of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, 25 August 201 The global recovery is firming up. In … Continue reading →

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Jackson Hole Schedule

Posted on August 24, 2017 by macromon

Note,  mountain time —  add two hours for NY time.   No expectations of policy from Yelen or Draghi.  Nothing priced.  Either a big yawn or big market move. Source:  Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank

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