Geopolitics and Finance Watch

Donetsk January 22, 2015 - Reteurs - Alexander Ermochenko Europe #ECBQE It might not be enough, it might not be the optimal path but it is a pragmatic one. It is in any case a major shift from the conservative ECB. As Gavin Davies from FT put it “Mr Draghi eventually delivers”. http://ow.ly/HTHKD In the US, QE was controversial and still is. Meanwhile, look at results. It worked. #QE #FED QE withdraws duration from the market and transfers it onto the government’s books. That is why asset prices rise when QE occurs: asset prices rise when duration is in demand, and they fall when duration is in supply. When central banks extract duration from the market, it has to be replaced with something else. Stocks are long-duration assets. Real estate is a long-duration asset. Collectibles and precious metals are long-duration assets. Patents and other forms of intellectual property rights are long-duration assets. David Kotok http://ow.ly/HTIR2 ...