Dovish Dots, but less stimulus the trend
After disbelieving the Fed for months, markets braced for a powerful message accompanying the first rate hike of this year. But that didn’t happen. One dovish hike and speech made […]
Tag Archives: Federal Reserve System
The week in charts – episode 2
11. Mark Rutte’s VVD wins Dutch elections, Wilders’ PVV second In the end, things were much less exiting than the polls made us believe. Rutte became the clear winner obtaining […]
Five charts on the Fed raising interest rates
Over the last 30 years or so, we have seen four major tightening cycles by the Fed. Under what circumstances did the Federal Reserve start raising rates, and how do […]
Week End Blog – (im)patience & middle fingers
“Just because we removed the word ‘patient’ from the statement doesn’t mean we are going to be impatient,” Clever words found by Fed boss Yellen to make sure that investors […]
Will the Fed go bankrupt?
The simple answer is no. A few years ago, the Fed quietly issued a memorandum in which it stated that any bond losses the agency suffered would be made up […]
Central Bank Balance Sheets and Market Returns
A lot has been written about the impact of Quantitative Easing. And while it is arguable whether or not the extraordinary measures taken by central banks have had any significant […]
What Is Driving The Euro?
A couple of months ago I wrote about the two contradicting factors at work that prevented the USD/EUR from finding direction. This has changed of late. While from a longer […]
Quick Fact: European and US bond yields remain strongly correlated
The Eurozone economy will shrink about 0.5% this year, and grow only 1% at best next year. Inflation will average 0.4% this year and 1.6% in 2014, according to Bloomberg […]
EUR/USD: Major Central Bank Forces at Work
Not all that much has happened with the USD/EUR exchange rate in recent years. Yes, there have been some sizeable swings from time to time, but on average the movements […]
The Fed and the Facts
Markets have reacted pretty intensely in recent weeks with respect to the next policy steps by the Federal Reserve. ‘Tapering’, the latest buzz word in financial markets, used to refer […]
