PinnedThe Opining CrowSmall Intro to Our ArticlesThe Opining Crow is a digital media outlet that, as the name implies, opines on contemporary macroeconomic and financial topics. We do so…1 min read·Jun 10, 2021----
The Opining CrowWeekly Canadian Fiscal & Monetary Policy Update.Monetary Policy and Money Markets:2 min read·May 7, 2024----
The Opining CrowWeekly U.S. Fiscal & Monetary Policy Update.Monday, May 6th, 2024:3 min read·May 6, 2024----
The Opining CrowDare to be naked.“Everything in any way beautiful has its beauty of itself, inherent and self-sufficient: praise is not part of it. At any rate, praise does…4 min read·Dec 28, 2023----
The Opining CrowBad news from the long end of the curve.The latest 30-year bond auction from the U.S. Treasury took place earlier this month and, well…it wasn’t pretty. So much so that it sent…5 min read·Nov 16, 2023----
The Opining CrowHow does a government decide on the maturity of newly issued debt?Should new government debt be issued to mature in one month? Perhaps a better choice would be a maturity of three months? What about a…6 min read·Aug 17, 2023----
The Opining CrowThe current price of liquidity.When interest rates rise, holding cash becomes expensive. Why? Because while you hold cash that sits idle somewhere in your house, you…6 min read·May 11, 2023----
The Opining CrowEveryone needs liquidity.Yields on 1M T-bills in the U.S. just experienced their largest daily change of 2023 (22.55%) — see graph below; this incredible sell-off…3 min read·May 5, 2023----
The Opining CrowPremature Bull Run in Stocks?We currently see two different, yet active narratives in financial markets: on the one hand, we see huge demand for safety through major…2 min read·Apr 2, 2023----
The Opining CrowU.S dollar and credit: a history.Present-day economies experience exponential ‘booms’ and, simultaneously, increasingly devastating ‘busts’ after every one of those booms…6 min read·Apr 28, 2022----