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Ep. 217: Mustafa Chowdhury on Surging Wealth, Hidden Bond Buyers and Fed Mistakes

May 24, 2024

Rates guru Mustafa Chowdhury discusses misunderstandings around current rates regime, the rise in household wealth, why levels matter more than changes, and much more in this insightful podcast. Topics include US 10-year bond yield movement, wealth accumulation impact on market dynamics, navigating volatility, economic shocks, market impact of elections, and historical power dynamics of Central Asia.

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Quick takeaways

Market is adapting to a two-factor world in bond yields with confusion in price discovery process.

Household wealth surge post-pandemic influences consumption behavior more than GDP fluctuations.

Deep dives

Movement of US 10-Year Bond Yield in 2024

The US 10-year bond yield has been fluctuating throughout 2024, experiencing fluctuations ranging from being dovish to strong data-driven movements. With a range of about 50 basis points, the market is adjusting to a two-factor world compared to the previous 13 years. This shift includes consideration of both front-end and long-end factors, creating a price discovery process that includes market confusion.

Introduction

2min

Analyzing the Movement of the US 10-Year Bond Yield in 2024

2min

Wealth Accumulation and Market Dynamics

25min

Navigating Volatility and Positioning Strategies in a Dynamic Market Environment

6min

Economic Shocks and Asset Prices

5min

Analysis of Market Impact of Elections and Fiscal Policy

2min

Exploring the Historical Power Dynamics of Central Asia and their Modern Echoes

4min

Mustafa is a rates guru and member of the research team at Macro Hive. Before this, Mustafa was the Head of Rates, FX, and Derivatives at Voya Investments, where he helped manage $40 billion of assets. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director and Head of US Rates and MBS Strategy at Deutsche Bank. And in the 1990s, he was Co-Head of Asset-Liability Management at Freddie Mac, where he was responsible for managing one of the world’s largest fixed income derivatives portfolios and trading desks. In this podcast we discuss misunderstandings around current rates regime, the rise in household wealth, why levels matter more than changes, and much more.

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