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R. Christopher Whalen
Nov 268 min read
Fed Fiddles as Liquidity Risk Looms
Our bet is that the Bessent "3-3-3" plan likewise will be a failure and that the Fed will be forced to restart QE sooner rather than later
1,163 views
R. Christopher Whalen
Nov 14, 20233 min read
Housing Finance Outlook Q4 2023
Baring some emergency, the Fed seems on track to keep interest rates at current levels indefintely.
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R. Christopher Whalen
Oct 11, 20236 min read
Jerome Powell's Silent Crisis
The Powell Fed needs to drop short-term interest rates back down to 4% and leave them there indefinitely.
1,477 views
R. Christopher Whalen
Mar 14, 20238 min read
QE & the Yellen Banking Crisis
By any reasonable standard, Janet Yellen should have already resigned, but not in the strange world of Washington.
3,157 views
R. Christopher Whalen
Mar 11, 20236 min read
Who Killed Silicon Valley Bank?; The IRA Bank Book Q1 2023
Last week not a single member of the Big Media managed to ask Fed Chairman Jerome Powell about the state of the US banking system
8,994 views
R. Christopher Whalen
Mar 21, 20226 min read
Will SOFR Be the Death of Jay Powell?
If the Fed causes another liquidity crisis as it ends QE and shrinks the balance sheet, then Chairman Powell should immediately resign.
1,375 views
R. Christopher Whalen
Feb 14, 20226 min read
The Curse of Humphrey Hawkins
If you consider QE “stimulus” inflationary, then Fed policy actually accelerated inflation in the November-January period.
1,021 views
R. Christopher Whalen
Jan 21, 20225 min read
Powell, Yellen, Bernanke and Post-QE Deflation
The Powell FOMC has lost all credibility when it comes to financial markets or managing inflation and independence from the US Treasury
788 views
R. Christopher Whalen
Oct 25, 20216 min read
Three Questions for Chairman Powell
Look for the FOMC to act early and go big in terms of forward repurchase agreements at the first sign of liquidity stress.
671 views
R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 28, 20215 min read
Fed Hikes Rates, Rescues Money Market Funds
When you hear people talking about the Fed tapering QE next year, you know they are behind the proverbial curve.
917 views
R. Christopher Whalen
Apr 27, 20215 min read
Chairman Powell: Fine Tuning and Price Stability
Each burst of liquidity provided by the FOMC in response to a major externality creates the conditions for the next financial crisis
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