R. Christopher WhalenNov 14, 20233 minHousing Finance Outlook Q4 2023Baring some emergency, the Fed seems on track to keep interest rates at current levels indefintely.
R. Christopher WhalenOct 11, 20236 minJerome Powell's Silent CrisisThe Powell Fed needs to drop short-term interest rates back down to 4% and leave them there indefinitely.
R. Christopher WhalenMar 14, 20238 minQE & the Yellen Banking Crisis By any reasonable standard, Janet Yellen should have already resigned, but not in the strange world of Washington.
R. Christopher WhalenMar 11, 20236 minWho Killed Silicon Valley Bank?; The IRA Bank Book Q1 2023Last week not a single member of the Big Media managed to ask Fed Chairman Jerome Powell about the state of the US banking system
R. Christopher WhalenMar 21, 20226 minWill SOFR Be the Death of Jay Powell?If the Fed causes another liquidity crisis as it ends QE and shrinks the balance sheet, then Chairman Powell should immediately resign.