Interbank Market News Scan: The Asset-less Shall Inherit the Earth

The irony is that the wrong capital allocation decisions could result in the evaporation of the income generating asset. The asset itself may have to be sold to pay off the debt that has been used to sustain the borrower. Failure to acknowledge the event of paying the balloon payment with the sale of the asset makes the “generational wealth” political argument proffered by some low-income and unbanked advocacy groups sound asinine. Continue reading Interbank Market News Scan: The Asset-less Shall Inherit the Earth

Interbank market news scan: The jobs report wraps up the Holy Week.

Mr Biden may have missed an opportunity to craft a narrative that emphasizes the importance of getting ahead of the inflationary impact of blocks of emerging economies threatening to transition from the US dollar to resource-backed currencies. These threats have yet to materialize into something definitive and until then the inflationary impact of dumping the US dollar or at least complementing it with other currencies is a way off. Continue reading Interbank market news scan: The jobs report wraps up the Holy Week.

Interbank market news scan: NFA issues rule to protect against manipulating bitcoin and ether prices.

The Federal Reserve would like to see a looser employment market, including reduced wage pressure and an uptick in unemployment. If these measures do not work to control inflation into 2024, more intrusive measures targeting consumer spending are anticipated. Continue reading Interbank market news scan: NFA issues rule to protect against manipulating bitcoin and ether prices.