Stocks Swoon As Good News Is Still Bad News
It was just yesterday when Richmond Fed chief and consummate hawk Jeffrey Lacker told The Washington Post that in his view, the FOMC needs to “catch up” after falling behind the curve (no bond market pun intended) on policy normalization. Whatever impetus there was for a March hike promptly disappeared after stocks got off to…
Lower For Longer: Street Bets On Treasury Rally As Top Fed Official Warns On Policy
"I think markets may be extrapolating from our recent behavior and thinking all we do is delay.” That’s from Jeffrey Lacker and it’s entirely accurate. Lacker has been a vocal critic of the FOMC’s easy money policies for years and on Monday, The Washington Post published an exclusive interview with the Richmond Fed chief. Back…