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The Fed’s Losses Could Take Years to Make Back
December 9, 2022
The Fed's cumulative losses now total over $13 billion.
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An Update on Reverse Repo
December 9, 2022
As Quantitative Tightening (QT) and other tightening policies continue, the Federal Reserve's reverse repo facility is an essential piece to understanding how the Fed can potentially enact a smooth balance sheet reduction schedule.
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The WTO’s Goods Barometer
December 9, 2022
The WTO's Goods Trade Barometer slowed in recent quarters on the heels of weaker global import demand.
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A Political Update
December 9, 2022
Now that the Georgia Senate race is over, where do things stand politically?
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Alternative Measures of Housing
December 9, 2022
Redfin's alternative measures of the housing market continue to show a slowdown in the crazy conditions of the last year.
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Crypto Moving Off Centralized Exchanges
December 9, 2022
The recent problems at FTX have led to a wave of crypto moving off centralized exchanges.
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A Long-Term Look at Wage-Adjusted Gas Prices
December 9, 2022
A Long Term Look at Wage Adjusted Gas Prices
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Weekly Research Recap
December 9, 2022
Some interesting charts from our recent posts
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
December 8, 2022
Today's topics include In search of a pivot, banks' paltry deposit rates, navigating a higher rate environment, the inflationary case, the deflationary case, the dollar, natural gas demand, and gasoline prices
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Cartoons
December 8, 2022
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Are Short-Expiration Options Driving Intraday Volatility?
December 7, 2022
The past two years have produced wild swings across financial markets. While the S&P 500 often sees intraday moves greater than 2%, the VIX remains near a historically low level of around 20. Near-expiration options help explain this contradiction.