Interest rates likely to move HIGHER

by okie1

New data just came in. Use of fed’s liquidity facilities declined again:

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This is where the money was coming from to create the demand for T bills, which is what was bringing rates down at the lower end of the yield curve. T bills are a cash equivalent that enable financial institutions to move money around the system.

This is the fed’s balance sheet, which continued to roll off this week:

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So no end in sight for QT.

And deposits are declining more steeply than ever:

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