Friday’s links

  1. Great power conflict threatens USD’s exorbitant privilege – Zoltan Pozsar via FT *
  2. Financial Engineering the Debt Ceiling – Matt Levine via Bloomberg
  3. Investors pump trillions of dollars a day into ultra-safe Fed facility – FT
  4. The Bank of Japan’s Moment of Truth – WSJ
  5. Goldbugs Owe Much to Central-Bank Buying – Bloomberg Opinion
  6. Multicurrency Mercantilism and the New International Economic Order – Kathleen Tyson *

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Wednesday’s links

  1. BOJ under pressure over next move as bond yields & yen surge – FT
  2. Calmer bond market helps drive global stocks higher – MarketWatch
  3. In Davos, Leaders Fret Over Fragmenting Global Economy – WSJ
  4. That Giant Sucking Sound Is the Exit From US Stocks – Authers in Bloomberg
  5. BOJ Surprises Markets With No Change, Yen Falls – Barron’s
  6. The Disappearing Japanese Bid for Global Bonds – Brad Setser CFR *

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Tuesday’s links

  1. German investors turn positive as recession fears wane – FT
  2. CEOs, Economists Brace for Recession as Davos Begins – Bloomberg
  3. China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic Crisis – NYT
  4. Wall Street Dealers Become Bit Players in US Bond Sales – Bloomberg
  5. Economy Hits Its Trough; Markets Rebound May Have Begun – Barron’s
  6. Kremlin Revenue Under Pressure as Crude Price Falls on Sanctions – Bloomberg
  7. The Rise of the Global Dollar System – Perry Mehrling *

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Friday’s links

  1. Will QT end early? – FT Unhedged
  2. Haidar Streaks Ahead of Macro Hedge Funds With 193% Gain – Bloomberg
  3. Eurozone inflation drops in sharper than expected fall – FT
  4. U.S. Added 223,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment Fell to 3.5% – WSJ
  5. Global regulators to step up scrutiny of risks outside banking system – FT
  6. Fed Repos Soar To $2.55 Trillion As US Treasury Yields Tank – Confounded Interest *
  7. Inflation Debate: Supply Shocks & Wealth Effects in a Multipolar World – INET *

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Thursday’s links

  1. Global negative-yielding debt wiped out by Japan policy shift – FT
  2. Credit-Card Rates Poised to Hit a Four-Decade High in 2023 – Bloomberg
  3. Big Banks Predict Recession, Fed Pivot in 2023 – WSJ
  4. Why gold prices may be headed for record highs this year – MarketWatch
  5. Fed wants ‘more evidence’ of easing inflation and backs fresh rate rises – FT
  6. Financial Hierarchy – Daniel Neilson *

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