by machinehead
This article ran for our enrolled users last week and is one in a series from respected guest commentators while Chris is vacationing with his family and working on his new book. Many of you will recognize today’s author from his insightful comments that appear frequently across ChrisMartenson.com. Enjoy!
Since early April, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes has dwindled from 4.0% to below 2.5% on August 24th. Meanwhile, the 12-month change in the Cleveland Fed’s median CPI has hovered feebly between 0.5% and 0.6% since March. These abnormally low interest and inflation rates are fanning fears of renewed GDP contraction, a plunge into price deflation, or both. Boardrooms and blogs are humming with rumors of a ‘QE II’ (Quantitative Easing II) program to counter a chilly deflationary dip.
One reason fears are so acute is that the Federal Reserve’s main policy tool, the overnight interest rate on Fed Funds, is flatlined at zero. Moreover, via ‘extraordinary measures’ beginning in September 2008, the Federal Reserve added some $1.4 trillion of securities, including $1.1 trillion of MBS (mortgage-backed securities), to its balance sheet in a stimulus bid. Yet despite these heroic efforts, economic leading indicators have turned weak this summer, as sinking Treasury yields add to the disquiet.
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