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William English’s work at the Yale Program on Financial Stability: https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/william-b-english
William English’s co-authored new book, “Monetary Policy Responses to Post-Pandemic Inflation”: https://cepr.org/about/news/press-release-new-cepr-ebook-monetary-policy-responses-post-pandemic-inflation
William English’s co-authored Chapter on the Fed’s Balance Sheet: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781800375321/book-part-9781800375321-7.xml
William English’s 2012 paper on the rationale and effects of QE: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/the-federal-reserve39s-large-scale-asset-purchase-programs-rationale-and-effects.htm
“Interest Rate Risk and Bank Equity Valuations”: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/interest-rate-risks-and-bank-equity-valuations.htm
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:31) Fiscal Policy & Monetary Policy Never Really Were Separated. But It Would Nice If They Were
(03:49) Do High Interest Rates Dissuade Government Borrowing?
(07:09) The Fed Doesn't Like To Discuss Fiscal Policy
(09:53) The Fed's Balance Sheet Expansion of 2020 & 2021
(13:57) The Effects of Quantitative Easing (QE), In Theory And Practice
(18:59) I Don't Remember Us (The Fed) Thinking A Lot About Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)
(23:41) VanEck Ad
(24:22) The October 2008 Decision To Allow The Fed To Pay Interest On Reserves Assisted the Implementation of Quantitative Easing (QE), Which Began ~1 Month Later
(29:15) The Striking Thing About The Asset Purchases Was The Size
(32:32) Forward Guidance vs. QE: Which Is More Powerful, And Which Has More Knock-on Effects?
(36:27) Forward Guidance Is More Powerful When Initial Market Expectations About Future Policy Rates Are Incorrect
(44:37) Flexible Average Inflation Targeting (FAIT) Framework Adopted By The Fed In 2020
(52:48) Fast QE & Slow QT = Secular Rise In Size of Fed Balance Sheet
(57:27) Fed's Decision To Slow Pace of QT Was Due To Desire To Avoid a "Snafu" In Money Markets Such As In September 2019
(01:02:36) The Bernanke Doctrine: Should Interest Rate Policy & Balance Sheet Policy Always Be Pointed In The Same Direction?
(01:07:12) If Balance Sheet Policy Is Moving The Opposite Direction Of Interest Rate Policy, Does That Weaken The Signaling Impact Of Balance Sheet Policy?
(01:11:50) Lowest Comfortable Level of Reserves (LCLoR)
(01:19:34) Impact Of Interest Rate Movements On Bank Equity Valuations

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:33) China Exporting Deflationary Pressure
(05:20) "Froth" In Commodities
(11:27) The Future Of Fiscal Policy In The U.S.
(19:41) VanEck Ad
(20:21) How Forward Looking Will Central Bankers Be?
(34:35) Chinese National Accounts And Flows
(41:21) War And Finance
(45:30) Bank of Japan
(54:57) Bond Market & Fixed-Income Trades
(01:06:16) Currency Trades on The Yen & Yuan
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:53) Japan
(11:48) Wages Are Rising In Japan
(16:45) The Effective End Of Yield Curve Control (YCC) In Japan
(22:57) When Will The Bank of Japan Raise Interest Rates?
(25:03) VanEck Ad
(26:43) How High Will The Bank of Japan (BOJ) Go?
(33:12) Jens' View On The Japanese Yen
(56:00) Jens' Updated Views On U.S. Dollar And U.S. Rates

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:41) Jason Is "Neutral" On Stocks
(03:14) If Stocks Don't Rally On A Lower-Than-Expected PCE Number, There's Trouble
(06:30) Copper Has Become "The Favorite Trade On The Planet"
(13:00) Central Banks Have Painted Themselves Into A Corner
(20:50) "I Would Not Be Super Aggressive Here"
(22:37) VanEck Ad
(23:17) Jack's Push-Back Against "The Endgame" Take
(26:31) Trading Off A Macro View Is Dangerous As Hell
(27:37) Nvidia: The Mag One
(36:49) Bond Market Positioning
(41:10) U.S. Government Is Running A Pro-Cyclical Fiscal Deficit
(43:50) Jason Doesn't Trade On His Macro View Of Money-Printing Endgame, In The Same Way That A Profitable Sportsbetter From New York Doesn't Bet On The Knicks
(44:56) Barron's Roundtable Portfolio Is Up 2% This Year (Compared to 12% S&P 500)
(51:31) Jason's View Of Market Breadth
(56:49) Jason Is "Not A Big Believer In Chinese Stocks"
(01:06:15) Babyish Sentiment (People Freaking Out About Stock Market Being 5% Off Its Highs) Is Probably A Bullish Sign Argues Jason
(01:09:06) On A Short-Term Basis Jason Prefers Bonds To Stocks. What Would Have To Happen For That To Change?
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Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on Forward Guidance should be considered as investment advice. Please always do your own research & speak to a financial advisor before thinking about, thinking about putting your money into these crazy markets.