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Who Sets The Yield Curve? — Brian Romanchuk

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There was a debate on my Twitter timeline whether or not the Fed sets the entire yield curve. Since I am in the midst of writing a MMT primer, the party line is bubbling up in my mind: the yield curve is a policy variable. However, the exact mechanism is not entirely obvious, and the situation is arguably ambiguous.Bond EconomicsWho Sets The Yield Curve?Brian Romanchuk

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There was a debate on my Twitter timeline whether or not the Fed sets the entire yield curve. Since I am in the midst of writing a MMT primer, the party line is bubbling up in my mind: the yield curve is a policy variable. However, the exact mechanism is not entirely obvious, and the situation is arguably ambiguous.
Bond Economics
Who Sets The Yield Curve?
Brian Romanchuk
Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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