Sliding Commercial and Industrial Loans and the Bank Term Funding Program: How the Fed’s Two-Tiered System is Distorting Idiosyncratic Risk in the Market and Setting Us on a Risky Path Towards Moral Hazard.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Reminder, while banks have the liquidity fairy, ‘we’ get the promise of 2 more rate hikes this year, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic yet again enrichens himself inappropriately from his position. What I want to talk about tonight is something new–Commercial and Industrial Loans, All Commercial Banks. What are Commercial and Industrial Loans? Commercial and Industrial …

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COLD WAR II: As China raids U.S. businesses and arrests workers, the corporate landscape is getting ‘very risky.’

via CBSNEWS: “The risks of doing business in China are increasing for foreign companies. The offices of Capvision, a consulting firm with offices in New York and Shanghai, and two American firms have been raided in recent weeks as Chinese authorities exercise their power under a new security law.” Beijing won’t crack down hard enough …

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Jordan Roy-Byrne: It is Risky to be Out of Gold Market Now

Guest Post by Jordan Roy-Byrne at thedailygold.com: Gold is on the cusp of a major breakout from its super-bullish cup and handle pattern. The measured upside target is $3000/oz, and the log target is roughly $4000/oz. These targets may sound extreme, but breakouts from multi-decade bases are rare but very bullish. Furthermore, a breakout from …

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