MishTalk
AUGUST 7, 2013
Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market. The risk premiums of risky securities have become unsustainably compressed in the process, and the Feds balance sheet has metastasized to $3.5 Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?
MishTalk
AUGUST 6, 2013
Reader Question: Does the Fed Balance Sheet Properly Reflect QE Announcements? The feds balance sheet doesnt reflect it. The balance sheet was up $720 billion from Aug 1, 2012 to Aug 1, 2013 ($309B in treasuries and $393B in MBS) but that is only $60B per month. Feds Balance Sheet. QE History.
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MishTalk
JUNE 26, 2013
Bernanke says the US economy is solid enough that the Fed can begin tapering its balance sheet purchases later this year. Given the stock and bond market bubbles the Fed has created, the Fed of course should taper (not that it should ever have expanded its balance sheet in the first place). December 2006 (29).
MishTalk
AUGUST 22, 2013
From 2003-2006 the Fed ignored major bubbles in home prices, then commercial real estate. Inflation Benefit 3 (?): "Balance sheet recession" might go away! Balance sheet recession" might go away!? We have a balance sheet recession precisely because of an inflationary asset bubble gone bust.
MishTalk
JUNE 28, 2013
While these reforms may improve FHAs balance sheet over the long term, they would also reduce market liquidity, which in turn could cause home prices to fall. Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. December 2006 (29). November 2006 (20).
MishTalk
JUNE 27, 2013
During the coming week I believe that a significant amount of Wealth Management Prodiucts (WMP) will mature, and because of asset/liability mismatched this WMP must be rolled over. The most important effect is likely to be on demand for wealth management products. December 2006 (29). November 2006 (20). October 2006 (17).
Tom Spencer
MAY 9, 2020
This is a problem because it forces households and businesses to divert energy away from productive activity and towards managing and avoiding the cost of inflation. One way to manage liquidity risk is to increase your stock of savings. What asset(s) do you think people should buy to manage inflation risk? Image: Pixabay.
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