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

MishTalk

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Rising COVID cases, falling economy

Tom Spencer

Since this is not a medical sciences blog, we will leave the health related issues to the relevant experts. 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

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Mish Fined 8,000 Euros for Quoting French Blog

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A few days ago I learned, via a French blog, that I was fined 8,000 euros for quoting a French blogger. Let''s backtrack to my blog post that started it all. In that post I quoted Jean-Pierre Chevallier on his Business économiste monétariste béhavioriste blog, that BNP Paribas leveraged: 27! Needless to say, I did not go.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Reader Question: Does the.

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Would a Bund by any other name smell as sweet?

Tom Spencer

Thirdly, European banks are currently focused on building their balance sheets not on lending. While Bunds may still smell sweet, weak financial markets in Europe are a cause for concern. Weak financial markets increase the risk that one or more European banks will fail. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Categories.

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ECB Now a Hedge Fund; €1T Bazooka; ECB Promotes Euro Carry Trade; Draghi Has it Backwards

MishTalk

Question: Mr Draghi, you said that the new measures and the TLTROs will have a sizeable impact on your balance sheet. So all this makes a precise estimate of the impact that these transactions will have on our balance sheet very complicated, especially at the stage when none of these operations have as yet been undertaken.

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Draghi Announces ECB Exit From Easing Remains Far Off

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Minyanville Business and Market News. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. Acting Man Austrian Blog. Boom Bust Blog. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Money Blogs. Real Clear Markets. You Walk Away Blog. Sitka Pacific.