QE works – expect more of it
There’s a lot of crap being written about monetary policy at the moment. Take this from the FT, which says
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Will it all balance?
I doubt the Democrats will extend the bush tax cuts if they get thumped in November. While long run consequences are likely to be unimportant, the short run consequences are worrying.
Sum can, sum can’t
Scott Sumner at the money illusion blog has been writing some interesting stuff about negative rates and policy. I was
Fed still on hold until 2012 (or later)
As i see it, the Fed is still unlikely to raise the funds rate this year or next – and
a v-shaped recovery?
The revisions that came with the March IP report were significant, and it now looks to me that the US
Fed forecasts remain consistent with zero through 2012
The forecasts attached to the Fed’s Jan minutes are a little strange. They show a slight increase in the central
Fed prepares the bomb squad, as deflation stalks
The risk of the USA slipping into deflation is a lot higher than most people think. Current headline and core
Fed discount rate hike is not tightening
Though it is about preperation for a tightening, the discount rate increase is not tightening. I think it more likely that the fed will be buying more assets to prop up M2.
feeling bearish
I’m feeling very bearish. Lots of bad things happened on Friday night. China tightened reserve requirements, the EU is on
Fed on hold to 2012 as deflation fight looms
Forget Hoenig, the Fed isn’t going to raise the funds rate in 2010, and is unlikely to do so in 2011 either. The Fed has a deflation fight to fight, and the battle looms closer than most think. I’m a buyer of TYH0 at friday’s night’s close (118*10, target 120, stop 119). risk reward is with longs – good data doesn’t prove europe is out of trouble, but bad data will make everyone quake.
