Taper

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Taper

It’s ‘taper’ talk time again and here is a post that is only too happy to join the cacophony… Dear Federal Reserve, please signal what would be at least a symbolic gesture to the market and pretend to tighten policy by beginning a tapering of long-term bond buying.  We know inflation is being promoted via … Continue reading

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Send in the Clowns

Last week the Fed treated us to a whipsaw as market perceptions apparently were not in line with the FOMC policy statement, which was basically a punt.  Then the very next day the Fed’s James Bullard  jawboned the media about a possible October Federal Reserve tapering.  Hence, a letter writer was left with images of … Continue reading

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The Dreaded “Tapering”

It seems that every year a new word or term or acronym becomes a prominent part of the financial world’s lexicon.

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QE ‘Taper’ to T Bond ‘Carry Trade’ – More Thoughts

The following is the opening segment to this week’s premium letter, NFTRH 242.  The balance of #242 went on to discuss the technical status of US and global stock markets, key commodities, the current status of ‘inflation expectations’, precious metals and currencies; all in detail. Taper to Carry Last week we introduced the theoretical ‘taper to … Continue reading

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