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konstantinos2000 t1_jef2j6h wrote

"It’s a bit like having an enemy bombing raid and you turn off your radar systems — you can’t see the bombers coming along, so effectively it’s the same thing, you nationalize the bond markets, bond markets can’t respond to initial increases in inflation, and by the time central banks spot it, it’s too late, which is exactly what I think has happened over the last two or three years.”

Could someone explain it to me? It's from the article.

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jdmulloy t1_jefl6v7 wrote

I think what they mean is that the yield curve is a good indicator of economic things and the central banks made it useless by propping up the bond market via QE.

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