The Fed’s QT fears of selling more assets without sending asset prices into a tailspin were revealed in the latest FOMC minutes. Quantitative tightening QT1 blows up the Repo market and forces the Fed to abandon its asset sales. The Fed selling assets is akin to a giant straw, sucking up liquidity from the market. …
Decade Of Bitcoin Returns
What does a decade of bitcoin returns look like compared with other major asset classes? In a few words, Darren Winters describes; the cryptocurrency Bitcoin has been the best-performing asset. Here is a chart courtesy of Voronoi The best-performing asset in the world from 2011-2021 was Bitcoin. Moreover, the recently launched Bitcoin ETFs have reignited …
Rate Cut Mania Pushback
Could rate cut mania pushback be Fed chair Powell’s latest tactic to dampen the exuberant young bull market from a disorderly meltup? The Everything rally based on the anticipated Fed pivot in the final quarter of 2023 was spectacular. The NASDAQ, technology stocks, and growth stocks sensitive to interest rates inverted by nearly 30%. Bonds …