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The People’s Bank of China added a net 289 billion yuan ($39.6 billion) into the financial system via a one-year policy loan on Monday, the most since Dec. 2020. At the same time, it drained a net 134 billion yuan of short-term liquidity through open-market operations. [#Central banks|](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks) [#Asia](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/asia) ![China | PBOC adds net 289 billion yuan via medium-term facility as Debt Sales Surge](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1697434710012.jpg) ![China | PBOC adds net 289 billion yuan via medium-term facility as Debt Sales Surge](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1697434710012.jpg) 16 Oct 2023 - - - #### The Fed's balance sheet hit its lowest level since June 2021 this week, down over $1 trillion from the peak in April 2022 Annual changes in the Fed's balance sheet since 2002... Source: Charlie Bilello [#Central banks|](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks) [#markets](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/markets) ![The Fed's balance sheet hit its lowest level since June 2021 this week, down over $1 trillion from the peak in April 2022](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1697324115438.jpg) ![The Fed's balance sheet hit its lowest level since June 2021 this week, down over $1 trillion from the peak in April 2022](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1697324115438.jpg) 16 Oct 2023 - - - #### Heavy Supply remains a risk for US Treasuries How long will the Fed be able to continue with QT? Source: Michel A.Arouet [#Central banks|](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks) [#United States](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/united-states) ![Heavy Supply remains a risk for US Treasuries](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1697389163930.jpg) ![Heavy Supply remains a risk for US Treasuries](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1697389163930.jpg) 13 Oct 2023 - - - #### Usage of The Fed's emergency funding facility rose to a new record over $109BN... This week saw the biggest jump in the BTFP since July. Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com [#Central banks|](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks) [#United States](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/united-states) ![Usage of The Fed's emergency funding facility rose to a new record over $109BN...](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1697144652012.jpg) ![Usage of The Fed's emergency funding facility rose to a new record over $109BN...](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1697144652012.jpg) 11 Oct 2023 - - - #### Fighting the Fed has transformed bond ETFs into cash incinerators.. $TLT has come out of nowhere to hit #3 on the Top 20 Cash Burning ETFs list (lifetime flows minus aum today) with over $10b lost. Top of list used to be -2x/-3x, VIX, commodity ETFs. Now its vanilla bond ETFs... Great table from psarofagis thru Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg [#ETF|](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/etf) [#Central banks](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks) ![Fighting the Fed has transformed bond ETFs into cash incinerators..](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1696880696509.jpg) ![Fighting the Fed has transformed bond ETFs into cash incinerators..](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1696880696509.jpg) 10 Oct 2023 - - - #### In case you missed it: Fed Balance sheet has dropped \<$8tn for 1st time since Summer 2021 on QT. Fed's total assets are now equal to 29.4% of US's GDP vs ECB's 50.9%, SNB's 111.5%, or BoJ's 125.7%. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ [#Central banks|](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks) [#markets](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/markets) ![In case you missed it:](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1696801620504.jpg) ![In case you missed it:](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1696801620504.jpg) 9 Oct 2023 - - - #### Central banks have continued to load up on the yellow metal They added 77 tonnes to their gold reserves in August. Net buying is closing in on recent "highs". Gold is trading without much trend, but we are at very big levels. Source: Variant perception, TME [#Central banks|](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks) [#gold](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/gold) ![Central banks have continued to load up on the yellow metal](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1696747824059.jpg) ![Central banks have continued to load up on the yellow metal](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1696747824059.jpg) 9 Oct 2023 - - - #### Hedgeye Cartoon of the Day: Heads will roll... [#Food for Thoughts|](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/food-for-thoughts) [#Central banks](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks) ![Hedgeye Cartoon of the Day:](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1696671394737.jpg) ![Hedgeye Cartoon of the Day:](https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/1696671394737.jpg) ❮❮ [❮](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks/page/71) [69](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks/page/69) [70](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks/page/70) [71](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks/page/71) [72](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks/page/72) [73](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks/page/73) [❯](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/tag/central-banks/page/73) ## **Thinking** out loud Sign up for our weekly email highlighting the most popular posts. 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