Rising treasury yields and interest rate hikes, determined by monetary policy, are having a noticeable drag on asset prices and the economy. Fed fund rates have reached 2.5%, as investors are bracing themselves for another 75 basis point hike this week. If so, that would bring the Fed fund rate to 3.25% with the 10-year …
Quantitative Tightening QT
Central bank Quantitative Tightening QT is the opposite, or inverse, of Quantitative easing QE, which entails the central banks adding liquidity to the system by purchasing assets, also known as balance sheet expansion. In the current age of central banks price discovery, the process of determining prices in the marketplace through the interaction of buyers …