Webinar: Why are financial conditions so benign? old
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- Webinar Thu 2 May 1430 Lon / 0930 NY
- The exuberance in risk assets is not just a consequence of a stronger economy, but a driver of it
- The expectation of rate easing was never a main driver – which is why it has largely persisted even as yields have backed up
- It is instead the direct consequence of investor crowding following easy central bank balance sheet policy – and vulnerable to any reduction in CB liquidity
- Open to clients with Group Webinar or One-on-One subscriptions, and to the press
Global QT: what central banks haven’t learned – public copy
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- The latest central bank research on QT is careful, rigorous, and grounded in the literature
- Unfortunately its main conclusion – that QE affects markets while QT doesn’t – is at odds with the lived experience of most market participants
- There is a much simpler reason why QT has had so little apparent impact
- Misunderstanding of this dynamic greatly contributes to the likelihood of future policy mistakes
Alpha Exchange podcast
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Distributional accounts
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This is a test of various chart sizes. Deposits – especially in real terms – have been falling sharply, and those for the bottom quintiles are now back to pre-Covid levels. This is now 900×700, the full size original: Nevertheless, what’s striking to me is how much they’ve risen in general – especially during the […]
BoJ is only central bank still buying
![boj balance sheet items](https://satoriinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BoJ-operations.png)
Real yields decoupling
![growth equities vs real yields](https://satoriinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/growth-equities-vs-real-yields.png)
Capital flight from China
![china balance of payments](https://satoriinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/china-balance-of-payments-1024x821.png)
BoJ is only central bank still buying
![boj balance sheet items](https://satoriinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BoJ-operations.png)
Real yields decoupling
![growth equities vs real yields](https://satoriinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/growth-equities-vs-real-yields.png)
Capital flight from China
![china balance of payments](https://satoriinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/china-balance-of-payments-1024x821.png)