2nd February 2022
- Fed Won’t Be Rushed in Its Hiking Path by Wall Street Frenzy
Fed officials stress they are looking for a gradual tightening
While data-dependent, they rebuff calls for half-point hike
https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/R6N3SAT0AFB5
- Goldman Sees QT Fueling Treasury Volatility, Hurting Liquidity
Unwind may also fuel rise in short-term rates, moreso in 2023
Citigroup has said Fed QT to fuel arbitrage opportunities
https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/R6NA1ADWX2PT
- White House, Fed Warn January Jobs Will Be Ugly Due to Omicron
Deese, Psaki warn Covid illnesses are counted as job losses
January jobs data were collected as U.S. omicron cases soared
https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/R6N5WMT0AFB5
- Bullard Backs March Liftoff, Second-Quarter Balance-Sheet Shrink
Market pricing of five 2022 hikes ‘not too bad a bet’: Bullard
St. Louis Fed chief doesn’t favor a 50 basis-point increase
https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/R6N4F1DWRGG0
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