Taper (but no) Tantrum! Why not? [Ep. 97]

Jay Powell announced his central bank is satisfied (enough) with the economy's direction. Thus, the Fed will soon be 'tapering'; lessening the 'monetary stimulus'. What did bond-money markets say? Did they have a tantrum? No, because they don't believe what Jay believes.-----SEE EPISODE 97-------Alhambra YouTube: https://bit.ly/2Xp3royEmil YouTube: https://bit.ly/310yisL-----HEAR EPISODE 97-----Vurbl: https://bit.ly/3rq4dPnApple: https://apple.co/3czMcWNDeezer: https://bit.ly/3ndoVPEiHeart: https://ihr.fm/31jq7cITuneIn: http://tun.in/pjT2ZCastro: https://bit.ly/30DMYzaGoogle: https://bit.ly/3e2Z48MSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3arP8mYPandora: https://pdora.co/2GQL3QgBreaker: https://bit.ly/2CpHAFOCastbox: https://bit.ly/3fJR5xQPodbean: https://bit.ly/2QpaDghStitcher: https://bit.ly/2C1M1GBPlayerFM: https://bit.ly/3piLtjVPodchaser: https://bit.ly/3oFCrwNPocketCast: https://pca.st/encarkdtSoundCloud: https://bit.ly/3l0yFfKListenNotes: https://bit.ly/38xY7pbAmazonMusic: https://amzn.to/2UpEk2PPodcastAddict: https://bit.ly/2V39Xjr----EP. 97 TOPICS--------00:10 Intro: Jay Powell announced it anticipates its purchases of US Treasury bonds will slow.00:48 Financial press puts the Federal Reserve upon a pedestal of omnipotence, competence.03:29 A previous Fed "taper", in 2013, resulted in a so-called tantrum. But was it, really?08:13 Knut Wicksell told us 114 years ago that rising interest rates signal a healthy economy.10:34 Markets are not considered reliable leading indicators by technocrats at the Fed.13:24 Leading market indicators include: sovereign bonds, eurodollar futures, the US dollar.14:57 In mid-August it was clear there would be no tantrum if there ever was a taper.18:16 Fed officials demurred to define what maximum employment is last year, but now... 20:11 (Fed officials believe that inflation surges are and will be transitory; so does Jeff).21:01 ...but now, Fed officials believe maximum employment is within sight; achievable.22:34 Maximum employment will be considered only after Fed inflationary targets are achieved.25:42 The US labor force participation rate may not return to pre-pandemic conditions. 29:49 The US unemployment rate has detached itself from the US participation rate.32:31 Mainstream expectations were for rising US Treasury yields after the Fed's taper news.38:30 Bond yields did not rise after the taper announcement -- no tantrum.40:38 US debt ceiling deadlines (2011, 2013, 217) caused/correlated with monetary turbulence.----EP. 97 REFERENCES----Tapering The Truth: https://bit.ly/38oyvcWTaper *Without* Tantrum: https://bit.ly/38sdMVHThe Fed’s True Love: He Tapers Me, He Tapers Me Not: https://bit.ly/3yrOaCTAs Fed Focuses on Taper, It’s About To Get (a lot?) More Interesting In Bills: https://bit.ly/38n2Sk8Alhambra Investments Blog: https://bit.ly/2VIC2wWlinRealClear Markets Essays: https://bit.ly/38tL5a7-----------WHO-------------Jeff Snider, Head of Global Investment Research for Alhambra Investments and Emil Kalinowski.  Art by David Parkins.  Podcast intro/outro is "1AM OMW" by Ballpoint from Epidemic Sound.