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It is critical to understand what is happening in China first of all. The country is suffering from a confluence of longer-term structural imbalances butting up against near-term strategies ostensibly aimed at minimizing the fallout. The risks are complex though in broad terms pretty easy to sketch out. They include potential impacts on global liquidity, one of the most misunderstood topics in finance. If are interested in Alf’s Macro Investment Fund, drop him an email for information at this address: fund@themacrocompass.com Alf’s Course: TheMacroCompass.substack.com Other Courses: https://themacrocompass.org/courses/Eurodollar University's conversations w/Alfonso Peccatiellohttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

CHECK OUT EURODOLLAR UNIVERSITY'S SPRING SALEhttps://www.eurodollar.university/sales-page-springWhat is it with banks these days? Well, this time it may not be the bank themselves. According to the latest data from the ECB, European depositories are lending loads to non-banks over there. That's not a good sign and in this video you'll see why that is - and why it isn't just Europeans who should be seriously concerned. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisECB Manual on MFI statisticshttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/ecb.manualmfibalancesheetstatistics202402~8e4fc2ccca.en.pdfECB November 2023 Financial Stability Reviewhttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/financial-stability-publications/fsr/html/ecb.fsr202311~bfe9d7c565.en.htmlhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

We keep getting more and more recession confirmation. Soft data comes in ugly and is easily corroborated by hard estimates from a variety of sources. The only part missing is the layoffs. Where are they? Part of the answer comes from hoarding, though the more important piece is not what you might think. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysishttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

The Japanese are really getting bothered by weakness in the yen. But where is it coming from, and what might be done about it? Officials in Tokyo are threatening to intervene again, but a review of past interventions shows not just the folly of any attempt, better yet some useful clues about what's really happening here. It isn't Japan.Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisBloomberg Japan Amps Up Intervention Threat as Yen Hits Lowest Since 1990https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/yen-drops-to-lowest-since-1990-amid-intervention-speculationNYT Sept 1992 Agility Counts in Currency Chaoshttps://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/17/business/market-place-agility-counts-in-currency-chaos.htmlJapan Ministry of Finance Foreign Exchange Operationshttps://www.mof.go.jp/english/policy/international_policy/reference/feio/quarter/index.htmlhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

As more signs of instability pile up around the world but also coming from inside the US. Those are evidence for the continuing downside to the supply shock, the same cycle, not a soft landing. What are the key differences? Employing a few critical datapoints it's easy to see how much of a divergence there already has been and what that likely means for the upcoming period. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysishttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

Something just hit the US banking system. Tons of cash gone from their balance sheet seemingly as they reallocate their assets. At the same time this is going on, the dollar has surged against primarily Asian currencies rocking those countries and leading to several government backlashes. Are these all related? The answer appears to be, yes.Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysishttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

The bedrock assumption for a soft landing in the US is continued consumer spending. The economy around the world really needs Americans to keep spending at close to the same rate. Instead, more evidence is coming in that they are just out of gas. In addition to macro statistics, more retailers are confirming the downturn and no longer just those who sell to lower-income consumers.  Eurodollar University's conversation w/Steve Van MetreTarget Introduces New Brand, dealworthy, Featuring Low Prices on Everyday Basicshttps://corporate.target.com/press/release/2024/02/target-introduces-new-brand,-dealworthy,-featuring-low-prices-on-everyday-basicshttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

It isn't prospective rate cuts, the downward bias in market interest rates comes from real risks in the global system. The biggest of those are US commercial real estate (CRE) and China. Key developments in both show that the situation is fragile and that difficulties are serious even if playing out mainly in the shadows. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisBloomberg Real Estate Pain Is Showing Up in an Obscure Investment Producthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-19/real-estate-pain-is-showing-up-in-collateralized-loan-obligations-closBloombergTV with Carson Blockhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-03-19/carson-block-warms-to-blackstone-mortgage-trust-short-videoBloomberg Short Seller Block Says He’s Even ‘More Bearish’ on Blackstone Mortgage Trusthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-19/block-says-he-s-even-more-bearish-on-blackstone-mortgage-trustSCMP China Vanke secures US$194 million loan from Industrial Bank in brief respite for troubled property developerhttps://www.scmp.com/business/article/3256021/china-vanke-secures-us194-million-loan-industrial-bank-brief-respite-troubled-property-developerhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

Few were expecting anything more than a few franc sales from the Swiss National Bank today. Instead, the SNB boldly cut its ST rate specifically because it knows what's coming from around the rest of the world. And that doesn't mean inflation in Switzerland or anywhere else.Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisSNB Monetary Policy Assessment March 21, 2024https://www.snb.ch/en/publications/communication/press-releases-restricted/pre_20240321SNB Introductory remarks, news conferencehttps://www.snb.ch/en/publications/communication/speeches-restricted/ref_20240321_tjnmslanmarTaiwan Ministry of Economic Affairshttps://www.moea.gov.tw/Mns/dos_e/bulletin/Bulletin_En.aspx?kind=14&html=1&menu_id=6744&bull_id=16037ECB Combined monetary policy decisions and statement 7 March 2024https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pressconf/shared/pdf/ecb.ds240307~8e06c79bf2.en.pdf?e86e578f1a99fdaa095a37dc4f1f6355https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

A wild FOMC meeting triggered by a rejiggering of the dots. Those don't really matter except as insight into how confused policymakers have become. Why are they confused? Rate hikes don't appear to be working, so they are having a hard time deciding what should happen next. Markets aren't so conflicted, only about the likeliest path for ST rates. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisFOMC March 2024 Policy Statementhttps://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/monetary20240320a1.pdfFOMC March 2024 Summary of Economic Projectionshttps://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcprojtabl20240320.pdfCSPAN: President Biden Campaign Remarks March 8, 2024https://www.c-span.org/video/?534118-1/president-biden-delivers-campaign-remarks-philadelphiahttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU