Liquidity Fairy Alert! Bank Term Funding Program usage UP AGAIN (.4% to $107.242B vs $106.864B 8/9), marking the 11th consecutive week over $100B. This looks more and more like there’s an over-reliance on Fed Funding–growing faster than inflation ‘should be,’ I believe the BTFP is a moral hazard!

by Dismal-Jellyfish Borrowing from the Bank Term Funding Program hit a NEW all time high–the 11th consecutive week above $100 billion! What we are monitoring: Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) Discount Window/Primary Credit “Other Credit Extensions” I hope to shed …

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China Evergrande seeks Chapter 15 protection from creditors, facing 40% default rate in Chinese home sales since 2021.

⚠️CHINESE PROPERTY GIANT EVERGRANDE BANKRUPT – NY COURT — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) August 17, 2023 WOW!CHINA’S SECOND LARGEST PROPERTY DEVELOPER #EVERGRANDE HAS JUST FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection (NY) pic.twitter.com/2x9mPowevW — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) August 17, 2023 👀 …

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