January 22, 2020
“Global growth is expected to hit 3.3 percent this year, the IMF predicted. That is up from 2.9 percent last year, which was the worst year for the world economy since the Great Recession. The more upbeat forecast for 2020 is… Continue Reading…
January 8, 2020
“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York added $76.9 billion in temporary money to financial markets Monday. The Fed’s intervention came via an overnight repurchase-agreement operation that took in Treasury and mortgage securities…” https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-adds-76-9-billion-in-overnight-money-to-markets-11578321440
December 13, 2019
“The federal government collected record total tax revenues of $470,706,000,000 in October and November, the first two months of fiscal 2020, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today. Despite collecting that record amount in taxes, however, the federal government still… Continue Reading…
December 11, 2019
“Federal Reserve policymakers will go into hibernation for as much as six months, holding interest rates unchanged until at least the summer, according to respondents of the December CNBC Fed Survey… “The risks to the outlook for economic growth and inflation… Continue Reading…
November 23, 2019
“Rock-bottom interest rates have pumped up stock prices, knocked down mortgage rates and supported the creation of countless unicorns in Silicon Valley. Savers, on the other hand, have been crushed by near-zero rates.Some of those savers penalized by the Federal Reserve’s… Continue Reading…
November 11, 2019
“The New York Fed added $115.14 billion to financial markets via temporary operations on Thursday. The liquidity additions came in two parts. One was an overnight repurchase agreement with eligible banks totaling $80.14 billion, and the other was via a… Continue Reading…
October 28, 2019
“Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn, discusses his expectation for three more interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and the state of the U.S. dollar. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)…” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-10-28/fed-to-cut-three-more-times-as-economy-is-rolling-over-chandler-video If you click the link… Continue Reading…
October 16, 2019
“…Most investors are not even aware of the full extent to which the leveraged loan markets are threatening the general economy. In fact, most investors might not even know what a “leveraged loan is. A leveraged loan is a loan… Continue Reading…
October 14, 2019
“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York added $82.7 billion to the financial system Friday, using the market for repurchase agreements, or repo, to relieve funding pressure in money markets. Banks asked for $21.15 billion in 6-day loans, all of… Continue Reading…
October 1, 2019
“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York added $63.5 billion to the financial system Monday, using the market for repurchase agreements, or repo, to relieve funding pressure in money markets…” https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-adds-63-5-billion-to-financial-system-in-repo-transaction-11569846438
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