Fed needs to raise rates as nobody wants to buy government debt at 1% rates – including the Fed – who are trying to dump their gov debt.
Six000mileyear
1 year ago
Powell is only responding to the resumption of rising interest rates in February. The next 3-4 months will probably be the top of the 4 year cycle in 10yr US bond interest rates. Yields will be consolidate late this year into late next year.
Dean2020
1 year ago
I bought 6 month treasuries on Monday and will buy more next week.
8dots
1 year ago
JP is raising rates. Madam ECB follows his foot steps. US10Y minus DET 10Y plunged to the 2020 congestion area, closed Sept/Oct 2020 gap.
The German 10Y dropped from 4.7% in July 2008 to minus 0.9% in Mar 2020. After a reaction period the German 10Y popped up to 2.77%,
retracing 66% of the move. It might cont further up. After dropping to a higher low the German 10Y might pop > 4.7%. Get use to higher rates.
Lisa_Hooker
1 year ago
“Strong wage growth is good for workers but only if it is not eroded by inflation.”
I need for JPow to explain how wage growth without increased productivity does not CAUSE inflation.
8dots
1 year ago
The 10Y, 20Y and the 30Y didn’t care. SPX rolling hills : Nov 3 low to Dec 28 close // parallel : Nov 30 close.
Doug78
1 year ago
I think the Fed is doing the right thing. They are serious about getting inflation down to reasonable levels and they are setting up for afterwards where interest rates will be high enough to be in a non-bubble-blowing mode. Fortunately the winds of the economy and especially the demographics are blowing the right way that facilitates the success of this policy if they hold the line and not give into those, whoever they are, who want free money. Positive real rates are the only sane policy to use in order to rectify the zero-rate folly of the past two decades.
You only get “Positive real rates” if the FED tightens and inflation falls. But you can accelerate positive real rates by driving the banks out of the savings’ business.
Jojo
1 year ago
And yet despite all the bumps in the interest rates by the FED, many banks and credit unions continue to pay miniscule interest rate on consumer deposits.
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If you have most of your money stashed in a basic savings account at a major bank, there’s a pretty good chance you’re making next to nothing keeping your money there.
Even though the Federal Reserve has been rapidly raising borrowing rates, the interest paid out to savers is a pittance.
The national average savings interest rate is 0.23%, according to Bankrate.com. That’s a measly $35 for an annual $10,000 savings deposit.
I see that as part of a bigger picture by the Federal Reserve to induce investors and banks to lend to the US government. The Federal Reserve really doesn’t want to hold more US government debt, but can’t come out and refuse to lend to the US government.
Inflation was yesterday’s battle. Everyone knows that, especially the FED. They are raising interest rates under the guise of fighting inflation when in reality they are stockpiling interest rates so they can cut and stimulate their way out of their recession.
There is no reason to pause/cut now when so many believe in the soft landing/no landing fantasy. Why would they cut if the economy is as strong as they say it is?
KidHorn
1 year ago
The problem is the FED is making decisions based on government data which is giving too rosy of a picture for political reasons.
Columbo
1 year ago
I expect the Fed to raise rates by a 1/4% in March and by another 1/4% after that, then I’m not sure. It’s too far out, it will be data dependent.
Bond funds are still long duration because they’ve had to match the benchmarks they’re measured against, and still do.
To me it looks like the bond market’s have fully priced in a recession & falling inflation. Not sure about war, but I’m reading more about it lately. Would that be inflationary?
Salmo Trutta
1 year ago
Banks don’t fund deposits. Funds flowing through the intermediaries don’t leave the payment’s system. They are redistributed.
IF Powell sees it thru … he’ll break the backs of non banks and securitization.
Competitors to the Big Banks.
Tony Bennett
1 year ago
“is this a genuine disagreement between Fed presidents on what needs to be done?”
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FOMC shy one governor – dove Brainard moving to White House – will make it easier for Powell to pursue a hawkish path next few meetings, if he so chooses.
HippyDippy
1 year ago
Yes, the entire financially literate world can see what the FED can’t. That their policies create havoc with the economy. And 99% of those literate believe the FED is merely misguided. Even the most superficial study of FED history reveals this is not true. A lot of money is made off the sweat of the many to enrich the few.
The FED absolutely knows what they are doing and they see exactly what we see. But their perspective is different. They don’t see themselves as recking the economy rather they are saving up rate increases so they can later cut and rescue the economy.
They’re making a killing. It’s designed to steal your wealth. It’s not a new system, and has been used by banks for hundreds of years to wreck economies for personal gain.
Nuddernoitall
1 year ago
Allow the market to rise or fall due to good earnings or bad; to good employment numbers or bad; to a future Ukraine ceasefire or future escalation: to China attacking Taiwan or not; … but please stop any market gyrations from Powell and his Fed group of merry men/women misfits of all Fedspeak. It’s the noise that Algos (and no one else) loves.
I expect the Fed to raise rates by a 1/4% in March and by another 1/4% after that, then I’m not sure. It’s too far out, it will be data dependent.