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Full interview with Brent Johnson on Eurodollar Dominancehttps://funnel.eurodollar.university/dollarYou won't believe how much debt our broke government issued last year. MULTIPLE trillions. At the same time, the Federal Reserve did three-quarters of a trillion USTs roll off its balance sheet (QT). Rather than destroy the Treasury market or bonds in general, quite the opposite has happened. You NEED to ask yourself WHY. There is no soft landing here.Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisTBAC Most Recent Quarterly Refundinghttps://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financing-the-government/quarterly-refunding/most-recent-quarterly-refunding-documentsTBAC Treasury Borrowing Estimates for Q1 2024https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2054https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

New York Fed's Empire PMI kicked off the January data cycle by plunging. In the meantime, the rest of the regional data filled in the picture for the month and the final one of the group ended up more like the first one than not. We shouldn't underestimate the usefulness of these surveys especially since there are numerous signs, however long it might end up being, this is still a cycle. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisTexas Manufacturing Outlook Surveyhttps://www.dallasfed.org/research/surveys/tmos/2024/2401#tab-reporthttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

To see the rest of Jeff's conversation with Hugh, become an EDU member or DDA subscriber. There is so much more available for EDU members and subscribers, starting with loads of background material, video series like the Basics, multi-part presentations, Q&A vids, Classroom pieces that go over the crucial parts of money and the eurodollar system. Subscribers to EDU's Deep Dive Analysis (DDA) get daily deep dives into current events, what's really happening and what they mean. We are having an "unadvertised" sales so you can take advantage of our best offer packaging the DDA and a membership together while also including our Daily Briefing, too. All the details here:https://www.eurodollar.university/sales-page-1Eurodollar University's Guest Conversations: Hugh Hendryhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

The Fed keeps having to screw around with what should be its primary job. The Fed is now trying to go back to the past with its Discount Window, hoping to fix it so the program might work this time. Officials are in a bind being forced to unwind the BTFP after unintentionally granting too generous terms. What are they missing? Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysishttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

For those in the Soft Landing USA camp, there was everything in today's Q4 2023 GDP report. Growth rate, consumers, an even more solid dose of disinflation. Near perfect Goldilocks. So why wasn't it taken that way in the market? Some answers from Europe. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisBloomberg Lagarde Says It’s Likely ECB Will Cut Rates in Summerhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-17/davos-2024-lagarde-says-agressive-rate-cut-bets-don-t-help-ecbECB Monetary Policy Statementhttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pressconf/2024/html/ecb.is240125~db0f145c32.en.htmlBloomberg  Lagarde’s Talk of Summer ECB Cut Sees Traders Bet on Aprilhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-25/ecb-s-lagarde-stands-by-comments-on-likely-summer-rate-cuthttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

The podcast discusses the recent emergency measures announced by the Chinese government, the reluctance of Chinese banks to lend, concerns about real estate funding, and the plan to rescue shares through offshore funds. It also analyzes the state of the Chinese Yuan, explores the actions of Chinese banks in the currency market, and assesses the risks and consequences of China's economic unwind.

Beside the S&P 500, Japan's Nikkei 225 has been basking in the global spotlight. Surging to its highest in decades and not all that far anymore from its own all-time mark, it might seem Japanese equity investors are expressing loads of confidence from the Asian perspective. Just like US indices, however, there are a number of reasons to look at the Nikkei with caution - starting with China and then going from there. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysishttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

First part of Mike Green conversation, including the retirement bombshell from IBM:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jfIDNqVnZoThe rest of it is available for EDU members and DDA subscribers. If you aren't one, you can become one here:https://www.eurodollar.university/memberssubscriptionsThe S&P 500 hit another record high. That's proof the US is on track to achieve its Goldilocks scenario, soft landing and disinflation combined. Or is it? What do stock indexes really tell us? Sifting through the averages they instead picture a different set of conditions (assist from Mike Green). The vast majority of US shares look far more Chinese than Magnificent 7.Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysishttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

You often hear someone in the media say the bond market is currently pricing for five or six Fed rate cuts. That's not actually what's being priced. This is not a subtle difference or a few degrees of interpretation. This is night and day with stocks potentially getting caught in between. Eurodollar University's conversation w/Steve Van Metrehttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

EDU's report on Collateral Shortageshttps://funnel.eurodollar.university/collateralWhat was last year's banking crisis really about? Deposit flight was only the first part of it. In a bombshell report prepared by a working group of the G30, it admits the biggest challenge for banks and central banks alike was...collateral. What the group recommends authorities do about it is...insane. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisG30 BANK FAILURES AND CONTAGION LENDER OF LAST RESORT, LIQUIDITY, AND RISK MANAGEMENThttps://group30.org/images/uploads/publications/G30_Lessons-23-Crisis_RPT_Final.pdfBPI Comment on the New G30 Reporthttps://bpi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Comment-on-the-new-G30-report.pdfhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU