US Treasury Secretary Bessent says Fed facility is meant to keep volatility offshore, reasonable for Fed to upsize repo facility.
Secretary Bessent advocates upsizing Fed repo facilities to manage offshore volatility, while Chair Warsh shifts toward discretionary policy to balance growth and tame core inflation.
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Fed FIMA repo facility is no different than an FX swap line. We are seeing a detox in the fed. Thinks of end of forward guidance as a detox. Warsh wants to maintain optionality for optimal outcomes. Warsh will help Fed balance between growth and inflation mandate. Warsh wants to maintain optionality. Underlying inflation numbers are very tame. Think this will continue. Core inflation away from segments affected by energy have been very quiet.
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