http://teodesian.net//posts/4a94fe4e-13f5-11ec-bdd7-9da517bfe02a?format=xml teodesian.net : /posts/4a94fe4e-13f5-11ec-bdd7-9da517bfe02a en 2026-04-21T17:58:55 2026-04-21T17:58:55 /favicon.ico http://teodesian.net 32 32 teodesian.net favicon http://teodesian.net/posts/4a94fe4e-13f5-11ec-bdd7-9da517bfe02a The way I read Yellen today is the way I read Bernanke in 2006 – as saying in effect, we are going to hike rates irrespective of how flat the yield curve gets. Is this how incoming Chair Jay Powell sees things? If so, the market is going to be very surprised and short-dated Treasuries are not going to be where you want to overweight. And let’s remember, Bernanke ultimately proved wrong on this one because we soon had a downturn, just as the yield curve was signalling we would. Definitely playing with fire there.]]> teo http://teodesian.net/posts/4a94fe4e-13f5-11ec-bdd7-9da517bfe02a 2017-12-23T10:05:04 http://teodesian.net/posts/1514023504 The way I read Yellen today is the way I read Bernanke in 2006 – as saying in effect, we are going to hike rates irrespective of how flat the yield curve gets. Is this how incoming Chair Jay Powell sees things? If so, the market is going to be very surprised and short-dated Treasuries are not going to be where you want to overweight. And let’s remember, Bernanke ultimately proved wrong on this one because we soon had a downturn, just as the yield curve was signalling we would. Definitely playing with fire there.]]> teo http://teodesian.net/posts/1514023504 2017-12-23T10:05:04