- Fed holdings of short T-bills nearing $500 billion with ongoing $40B monthly purchases.
- Interventions continue months after tax season, echoing 2020 pre-crisis moves.
- Equities now largest slice of US household net worth, beating real estate.
- Market charts described as getting crazier amid distortions.
- Debt levels and QE limits force new approaches.
The Federal Reserve's holdings of short duration US treasuries is about to surpass $500 billion.
Back in December 2025 Jerome Powell claimed this intervention was necessary because of a potential liquidity shortage in April 2026 tax season.
We are now 3 months after tax season… https://t.co/SbPluKA1LK pic.twitter.com/6UwuSzOgKN
— Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 13, 2026
2008 QE marked the beginning of where leaders stopped caring about the real economy because they knew they could print money and bail out their buddies.
Now they can't QE anymore because the interest payments on the debt has surpassed the ability of the economy to pay for it.…
— Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 13, 2026
just when you think the market can't get any crazier pic.twitter.com/7enNenFKBm
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 12, 2026
Equities are now the highest percentage of US household net worth
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