Fed is sure in a pickle, dollar is the real wild card here.
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Dollar getting crushed
- Thread starter myminitrading
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The Fed is getting punished by the FX and energy markets for not increasing rates by 50 bps because Mr. Bernanke didn't back his anti-inflation discourse with action.
I'm glad to see bonds going up today because I plan on pulling the trigger very soon. They should resume their down trend early next week when the inflation risk premium on long term bonds starts to increase again.
I'm glad to see bonds going up today because I plan on pulling the trigger very soon. They should resume their down trend early next week when the inflation risk premium on long term bonds starts to increase again.
Quote from steveosborne:
The Fed is getting punished by the FX and energy markets for not increasing rates by 50 bps. Mr. Bernanke didn't back his anti-inflation discourse with action.
I'm glad to see bonds going up today because I plan on pulling the trigger very soon. They should resume their down trend early next week when the inflation risk premium on long term bonds starts to increase again.
The market sell off preceding the fed announcment was to keep him from raising 50 basis points and it worked. He is weak, our asian pawn brokers see right thru him.
Stocks were very oversold and had strong support/protection so they would have been able to take the 50 bps blow and shortly after celebrate the decline in oil prices that we would have seen. We saw strong support the day they bounced back when a bad CPI report was released. There were no more bears left at that level (the level that preceded the CPI report).
I also think there was weakness from Bernanke's part. He had been victim of what I consider to be unjustified criticism from the press and from a senator that was opposed to his nomination. He was afraid of being blamed for another stock market dip, even if prices would be much higher shortly after, with lower oil prices.
I also think there was weakness from Bernanke's part. He had been victim of what I consider to be unjustified criticism from the press and from a senator that was opposed to his nomination. He was afraid of being blamed for another stock market dip, even if prices would be much higher shortly after, with lower oil prices.
Quote from steveosborne:
The Fed is getting punished by the FX and energy markets for not increasing rates by 50 bps because Mr. Bernanke didn't back his anti-inflation discourse with action.
I'm glad to see bonds going up today because I plan on pulling the trigger very soon. They should resume their down trend early next week when the inflation risk premium on long term bonds starts to increase again.
Steve perfect analysis. My first reaction last Thursday after the Fed's 25bp move was that Bernake is spineless and he will pay for this spinelessness.
I've always believed that the Fed Governor after Greenspan would have a mess.