I predict that President Trump will start, no later than the end of this August, to show off his self-claimed achievement in preventing and dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for the presidential campaign.
根據美東時間3/31最新的Fed新聞稿,Fed宣布成立臨時FIMA Repo Facility(a temporary repurchase agreement facility for foreign and international monetary authorities)。其目的是要對美國家庭與企業維持足夠的信用供給(supply of credit to U.S. households and businesses)。
果然,這個FIMA Repo Facility的成立目的可從Fed提供的Q&A中看到: 「The facility reduces the need for central banks to sell their Treasury securities outright and into illiquid markets, which will help to avoid disruptions to the Treasury market and upward pressure on yields. By allowing central banks to use their securities to raise dollars quickly and efficiently, the facility will also support local markets in U.S. dollars and bolster broader market confidence. Stabilizing foreign dollar markets, in turn, will support foreign economic conditions and thereby benefit the U.S. economy through many channels, including confidence and trade.」
Fed這手明顯是害怕美國國債的最大持有者如中國或日本等國家央行在此時向市場倒貨。FIMA針對的就是外國央行設計以避免美國政府或大型企業、金融機構的破產危機。我們可以再看Fed的說明: 「The FIMA repo facility would allow foreign central banks to temporarily raise dollars by selling U.S. Treasuries to the Federal Reserve’s System Open Market Account and agreeing to buy them back at the maturity of the repurchase agreement. The term of the agreement will be overnight, but can be rolled over as needed. The transaction would be conducted at an interest rate of 25 basis points over the rate on IOER (Interest on Excess Reserves), which generally exceeds private repo rates when the Treasury market is functioning well, so the facility would primarily be used only in unusual circumstances such as those prevailing at present.」
殺人的白人父子( Ronald Ebens與繼子Michael Nitz)透過認罪協商承認過失致死,僅被州地方法院法官判處$3000美元罰款與三年緩刑即當庭釋放。
後來告上聯邦法院,被害人的律師陳綽薇以「section 245 of title 18 of the United States Code」起訴父子二人,然而此條文內容是:「Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force willfully injures, intimidates or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with—any person because of his race, color, religion or national origin and because he is or has been—…」
果然真實法庭狀況就是陪審團認為「是否因種族膚色才攻擊」存在「合理懷疑(reasonable doubt)」,特別基於目擊證人Racine Colwell聽到被告攻擊陳果仁時大叫:「因為你TMD害我們失業了!("It’s because of you motherfuckers we’re out of work")」的證詞使得此法條要成立近乎不可能。
“China manufacturing is ramping up and many customers are calling on FedEx aircraft to bring in fresh inventory. The cancellation of European passenger flights to the US has cut out a lot of cargo capacity, helping FedEx planes to fill up. Also, the US Ground business is growing as large retailers are fielding an increase of online orders. But Susquehanna thinks this could be short lived"
「…a. 本次股市大跌我認為是「貨幣幻覺」的修正,而非實體經濟的制度安排或生產力遭受破壞。 是的,我依然認為COVID-19壓抑了經濟活動,但尚未造成實質性破壞。此病毒本身造成的死亡與傳染狀況,其實都還不如H1N1。許多撐不下去的邊際型企業,多半在疫情爆發之前的體質就已經不佳。這種風落損失的確會淘汰不少這類企業,可是以整體全球經濟活力角度觀之,恆久收入預期改變還不大。 某些不入流的財經專家以為美國面臨經濟危機、即將陷入長期經濟衰退等等看法,我均當做是「看走眼賠太多錢所以被嚇傻的言論」。 b. 然而,媒體販賣恐懼的過度炒作與政府的過度防疫舉措等等的經濟損失仍難以衡量。會不會因此造成恆久收入預期改變?我認為可能性不低。六月底再回頭檢視吧。 c. 印鈔救市,美國本質制度性問題不改,當然成效會有2008年以來的邊際效應遞減問題,同時也極有可能產生「經濟蜂窩性組織炎」的金包銀現象。是我等投資者不可不慎的思考點。 川普年底選情轉壞,亦或美元轉弱勢(見圖),都可能讓美國政府重新在中東或世界某處引發戰爭衝突。但對美國經濟本身而言依然是弊大於利。」(為何此次崩盤黃金也跟著跌?黃金不是避險工具嗎?–3/17)
這是經濟學價格理論的基礎應用:若市場無從以價格調整應付新的侷限條件變化,則unemployment必然發生,於人是大規模失業、於物是滯銷、於資金則是爛頭寸。經濟學大師A. A. Alchian在1969年的論文「 Information Costs, Pricing, and Resource Unemployment」說得很清楚。