Nervousness is rising in many dimensions. The markets are beginning to discount the possibility that Elizabeth Warren could become the Democratic nominee given the issues surrounding both VP Biden and Senator Sanders....
Wow! Yesterday was a volatile day. Commenting first upon the sovereign debt market, global sovereign debt markets were roiled by Japan’s announcement that it may stop purchasing its debt because of negative yields and begin purchasing “other debt.”...
Equities rose following reports that the Administration will not target Chinese capital. Many firms have opined that such action could be potentially disastrous, a view that I share. Beijing did its part on Monday ...
The S & P 500 slid for the fourth time in five sessions. Equities were initially flat with attention focused on the impeachment drama until the announcement that the US is unlikely to extend a waiver allowing American firms to supply China’s Huawei Technologies....
In Wall Street parlance the whistle-blower report is nothing other than noise. If Wall Street thought there was something of substance, shares would have acted negatively....
Is there a liquidity crisis? Yesterday’s repo auction was oversubscribed by a factor of two. However yields did not spike. The Fed is providing the necessary liquidity, operating in its most foremost capacity of being the “banker’s banker,” the lender of last...
Yesterday was an uneventful day. The repo market operated flawlessly. Equites were essentially flat. Treasuries were nominally higher. Crude was positive. Domestic economic data continued to demonstrate strength...
The Fed announced Friday that it will conduct repo auctions through October 10. Generally speaking these auctions are seamless and are performing as expected...
In my view the conversation is intense amongst brokerage professionals who have knowledge about Fed policy as to why the Fed conducting its fourth consecutive repo operation. Before Tuesday, the last time the Fed intervened was ...