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

MishTalk

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?

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Ivory Tower Academics, Inflation, and Kindness

MishTalk

And long-term rates are what matter for capital investment, which is key to increasing the economy’s growth potential and raising productivity.". From 2003-2006 the Fed ignored major bubbles in home prices, then commercial real estate. Inflation Benefit 3 (?): "Balance sheet recession" might go away! What Baum Left Out.

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Next Phase in Currency Wars: Yen Plunge, Yuan Devaluation, and "Tidal Wave of Westbound Deflation"

MishTalk

It reminds me of the 2006/07 period when falling US house prices and then widening corporate bond spreads were totally ignored by upbeat equity investors until it was too late. It it is worth noting just how aggressive the BoJ has become with the central bank balance sheet already at around 55% of GDP and rapidly heading higher still!

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Descent of the Global Monetary System

Tom Spencer

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?

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China Cash Crunch Eases, For How Long? Three Things China Needs to Avoid; When can Beijing Truly move to Market-Determined Interest Rates?

MishTalk

Banks, fund managers and other institutions in the interbank market will be able to trade the CDs, but non-financial companies and retail investors will be barred. A hitherto strong focus on managing interest rates, even with the occasional liquidity squall, has meant that credit growth and leverage have continued to rise rapidly.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Michael Pettis on the China.

MishTalk

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). Newer Post.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

Walter Thompson Company for $566 million in 1987 and Ogilvy for $864 million in 1989 — big acquisitions that stretched the company’s balance sheet. Strength of productivity program. This means improving productivity at a rate sufficient to put you in at least the top 30% of your industry.