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Descent of the Global Monetary System

Tom Spencer

In the long run, it would seem fairer to base the global monetary system on an asset that is not produced exclusively by any one nation and which people are generally willing to accept as valuable. Bretton Woods System: 1944 – 1971. The Bretton Woods System created a kind of monetary discipline.

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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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Reader Question on Banking System Insolvency, QE, and "Necessity"

MishTalk

reader Dave, a friend, noted that as the Fed jacked up its balance sheet, velocity has mirrored the curve to the downside. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. In response to Will Prices Rise Significantly When Velocity of Money Picks Up?

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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. But wouldnt that be a better market result than letting the sick banks keep their share?

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New Tools! More Pure Bank Profit!

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are monitoring the Fed''s Balance Sheet. One more week like this and the FED balance sheet will be $1 trillion more than last year at this time. With little fanfare or analysis by mainstream media as to what is really happening, Bloomberg reports Fed Gets Bigger in Markets as QE Prompts New Tools.

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Draghi Pressures ECB to Buy "Junk-Rated" Loan Bundles of Greece and Cyprus

MishTalk

On September 4, ECB President pulled out a financial bazooka including a pledge to build up the ECB''s balance sheet by another €1 trillion. In this case, the stench on Greek bank balance sheets will not go away. Instead, stench will also appear on the balance sheet of the ECB.

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The Cantillon Effect

Tom Spencer

Central banks pursue “inflation at any cost” in order to oil the wheels of the credit markets. In 2020, the Fed has galloped over the precipice, increasing its balance sheet by around $2.8 However, this has only been possible by significantly expanding the amount of debt in the system.

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