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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. What Has Government Done to Our Money? China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

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Rising COVID cases, falling economy

Tom Spencer

Since the start of February this year, the Fed has expanded its balance sheet by more than $2.4 To put that in context, the Fed was created in 1913, and its total balance sheet assets only reached $2.4 trillion in assets, but only 2 months to achieve the same amount of balance sheet expansion this year.

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Bank Profitability: Decoding the Income Statement

Tom Spencer

Firstly, by outlining the major items on a bank’s income statement, and then by discussing key ratios that are commonly used to measure profitability and to estimate the market value for banks. It reflects the bank’s assessment of potential losses it may incur and its commitment to maintaining a strong balance sheet.

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10 Flaws with Mainstream Economics

Tom Spencer

The justification for the status quo is usually that “all models are wrong, but some are useful” While simplistic assumptions do make for easier math, and can help to predict market outcomes in stylised scenarios, the real world is both complex and dynamic. Factors of production. Willingness to pay. Equilibrium.

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Two-Week Price Inflation in Argentina hits 30%, US Products Lead the Way; Currency Devaluations Hit P&G Earnings

MishTalk

A tour of various supermarkets in the city of Buenos Aires, found escalating inflation is much higher in stock products, perfumery and milk. Retail investors aren’t the only ones suffering from the woes of the emerging markets: Procter & Gamble PG +2.06% is feeling the pain of foreign currencies, too. is now $13.55.

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The Cantillon Effect

Tom Spencer

However, national governments and central banks have different ideas. Governments guarantee bank deposits in order to prevent bank runs. Central banks pursue “inflation at any cost” in order to oil the wheels of the credit markets. This inadvertently removes each bank’s incentive to act prudently.

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Consultant Ninja: A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

Consultant Ninja

A Simple Question about the Credit Markets. Heres my understanding of the current TARP/TARPII/PPIP/etc plans: The major "sick" banks wont lend to businesses, because their balance sheets are tied up with bad assets that they cant sell. The government will buy those assets, freeing up the major banks to loan again to businesses.