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Issue #53: The Origins and Evolution of the Modern Monetary System
Part 9: "Securitization" – Repo as a Driver of Securitization
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Issue #52: The Origins and Evolution of the Modern Monetary System
Part 8: "Liability Management" – Repo as a Liability Management Tool
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Issue #51: Understanding Balance Sheet Capacity
Part 1: A General Overview
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May 2022

Issue #50: Trade Idea – Short stETH
In this issue of Monetary Mechanics, I am going to do something a little different.
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Issue #49: Quantitative Tightening: The Federal Reserve’s Portfolio of Mortgage-Backed Securities
In the previous issue of Monetary Mechanics, I offered a high-level overview of the various scenarios that could occur as the Federal Reserve begins to…
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Issue #48: Quantitative Tightening
Since the Federal Reserve is on the brink of beginning its quantitative tightening (QT) program, beginning June 1, I thought that I should dedicate an…
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April 2022

March 2022

Issue #46: The Russia-Ukraine Crisis – Could China Be a Lifeline for Russia’s Banks?
In the previous issue of Monetary Mechanics, I provided an overview of the economic sanctions that have been placed upon Russia by the West, focusing…
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Issue #45: The Russia-Ukraine Crisis and its Ramifications for Global Payment Systems
On February 22, 2022, the United States imposed its first tranche of economic sanctions against Russia, after Vladimir Putin recognized two regions of…
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