Tag: central banks
Japan’s Economy Doesn’t Need Helicopter Money: It Needs Less Debt
Pondering the state of the global economy can elicit manic-depressive-obsessive-compulsive emotions. The volatility of global markets – equities, bonds, commodities, currencies, etc. – are...
Central Banks Gone Wild: Investing In A Time Of Uncertainty
How is it possible the worst ten-day start in U.S. stock market history was followed by what Bloomberg termed the sharpest about face in...
Central Banks Throw A NIRP Hail Mary
How did we come to see a Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)?
Over the past 30 years, many central banks have tried to re-order...
Will A Slowing Economy Slow The Stock Market Rally?
Just last December, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen announced that they were raising interest rates by 25 basis points because the economy was doing...
Stock Market Time Lapse: Tantrums, Reflux and Dilemmas
Since the Fed intimated that it would begin tapering QE in May 2013, U.S. financial markets have experienced several “taper tantrums”. And since QE-balance...
Central Banks To The World: Respect Our Stimuli!
January may go down as the month Mr. Market refused to “Respect Our Stimuli” and started the stroll towards price discovery. Efforts by the...
The Bank Of Japan Sent The World A Warning Last Friday
Last Friday the Bank of Japan (BOJ), Japan's central bank, surprised the markets and enacted a negative interest rates policy.
This stunning action follows on...
Are IMF Concerns Presaging A Cyclical Downturn In The Economy?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) can be considered the worlds’ central bank. As such, the IMF has its finger on the pulse of the...
The Case For Gold: Shorting The Federal Reserve
“I’ve never let my guard down by saying, I do not need to be hedged” - Paul Singer
Preservation of clients’ wealth is the most...
