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Skipper Trends's avatar

Hi Rudy, How do you compare Fed with other central banks in the world? Are they equally bad at breaking the system? Fed at least had the luxury of world reserve currency status and used it to its advantage a lot, but others? Can you share your opinion about the central banks of China, India?

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Rudy Havenstein's avatar

I really don't follow the others as closely and haven't looked at their history, owners, policies nearly as much. You're right that reserve currency status forgives a lot of sins.

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AK's avatar

tldr 😂 exactly.

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AncientSion's avatar

here is something to avert your gaze from US to EU "politics":

https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1529570794057224192

worth it !

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Ygfjrgo's avatar

Long format suits you Mr Havenstein Moment. Twitterland isn’t the same without you but you’re killing the pivot into the future. Keep it up and keep it loud.

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Rudy Havenstein's avatar

Thank you

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Brian Scaletta's avatar

Did Bernanke recently say monetary policy is 98% talk? Crazy, not crazy. Recent Twitter post from Simon Mikhailovich "For the first 45 yrs, the Soviets explained hardships as "transitory," due to revolutions & wars, both external & domestic." There are cracks in the system.

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Darin Tuttle's avatar

Best post yet. Keep them coming chief.

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Rudy Havenstein's avatar

Thanks. My favorite website.

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BJ's avatar

You echo my sentiments. Powell's and Yellen's B.S. is so phony, it’s their controlled demolition of the middle class.

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David's avatar

Great post Rudy.

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Andy Fately's avatar

Perhaps Jay Powell is seeking to be just like your namesake!

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bigfatpop's avatar

You could charge for this content. Don't go full Doomberg and price people away, but . . .

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Lysander72's avatar

What do econ types think tapering is, if not for balance sheet reduction?

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Rudy Havenstein's avatar

A lesser degree of debt monetization. e.g., If I was buying $100 billion of bonds a month, and then I only buy $90 billion, that's tapering. It's mind-numbing the games these guys play FOR YEARS and every Fed reporter out there just laps it up.

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Lysander72's avatar

Thank you. Just like they "cut" spending.

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The Rational Walk's avatar

This year, I spent $1,000 on clothing and I planned to spend $1,200 next year but now I’m only going to spend $1,100. So I have cut next year’s spending by $100.

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Rudy Havenstein's avatar

But the clothing is better so really you're only spending $700.

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DogEars's avatar

As much as I enjoyed your Twitter feed, this medium suits you better.

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Bitcoin Fortress's avatar

Amen

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