Here are some updates to the recent discussion on loan growth weakness relative to rising deposit balances at US commercial banks
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How bank reserves make the gap between deposits and loans disappear- Sober Look
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Earlier this week, CNN Money ran a story on JPMorgan’s quarterly results. Instead of focusing on the earnings, the author’s (Stephen Gandel) discussed the fact that JPMorgan’s loan-to-deposit ratio (LTD) hit a new low.FORTUNE: – The nation’s large…
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QE ineffectiveness is playing out on banks’ balance sheets- Sober Look
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Cash holdings are an increasingly large component of US commercial banks’ balance sheets. This demonstrates the fact that thus far the Fed’s monetary expansion is not producing the “optimal” result. Banks are not growing the non-cash portion of their b…
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The Fed’s latest dilemma- Sober Look
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The Fed continues to be divided over the next steps for its unprecedented monetary expansion program. Varying interpretations and conflicting headlines in the press leave the public bewildered and frustrated. The following two stories for example have …
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Real and Illusory Credit – Frederick J. Sheehan
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Follow the money. Find the profits!Liquidity is money. Regardless of where in the world that money originates, eventually it flows to and through Wall Street. So if you want to know the direction of the next big moves in stocks and bonds, just follow the money. Lee Adler’s Liquidity Trader tracks and shows you the…
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Fed’s balance sheet grows above $3 trillion, finally impacting the monetary base – Sober Look
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This is a syndicated repost courtesy of Sober Look. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. Follow the money. Find the profits!Liquidity is money. Regardless of where in the world that money originates, eventually it flows to and through Wall Street. So if you want to know the direction of the next big moves…
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US repo rates spike – Sober Look
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The US repo rates have risen to a 3-year high this week. The chart below shows the so-called General Collateral (GC) treasury repo rate. GC simply means that the borrower under the repo loan can post any treasury securities as collateral – as…
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When Zero Rates Don’t Work
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Frederick J. Sheehan is the author of Panderer to Power: The Untold Story of How Alan Greenspan Enriched Wall Street and Left a Legacy of Recession (McGraw-Hill, 2009) and “The Coming Collapse of the Municipal Bond Market” (Aucontrarian.com, 2009…
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China’s Fall in Bank Deposits May Pinch Lending – Wall Street Journal
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Wall Street JournalChina's Fall in Bank Deposits May Pinch LendingWall Street JournalBy DINNY MCMAHON BEIJING—Falling deposits at China's banks, as households seek higher returns for their savings, may challenge banks' ability to ramp up …
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WTF Did All That Printed Money Go?
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The article is excerpted in part from the Wall Street Examiner Professional Edition Fed Report. Try it risk free for 30 days. Follow the money. Find the profits!Liquidity is money. Regardless of where in the world that money originates, eventually it flows to and through Wall Street. So if you want to know the direction…
