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Fed Preparing Trillion-Dollar Bailout for Next Recession?

(ZHEWhile in recent weeks there has been a material increase in Fed balance sheet normalization chatter, according to a new report from Deutsche Bank analysts, it may all be for nothing for one simple reason: should the US encounter a recession in the next several years, the most likely reaction by the Fed would be another $1 trillion in QE (see: bailout), delaying indefinitel

My Political-Financial Road Map for 2017

Happy New Year! May yours be peaceful, safe and impactful!
As tumultuous as last year was from a global political perspective on the back of a rocky start market-wise, 2017 will be much more so. The central bank subsidization of the financial system (especially in the US and Europe) that began with the Fed invoking zero interest rate policy in 2008, gave way to international distrust of the enabling status quo that unfolded in different ways across the planet. My prognosis is for more destabilization, financially and politically.  In other words, the world's a mess.

Yellen: Don’t read too much in one job report

Yellen’s remarks weren’t surprising given the volatility in global markets, but investors will be looking for further clues the Fed will raise interest rates again in July [XInhua]
US Federal Reserve Chief Janet Yellen’s speech at the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Monday struck an optimistic chord about the state of the domestic economy, world economic hiccups, and monetary policy in the months ahead.