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Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady. No drama, no surprise pivot. After three cuts last year, the current level is restrictive enough to keep inflation contained without snapping the economy in half. Inflation remains above 2%, unemployment is hovering around 4.4%, and growth hasn’t collapsed. There’s simply nothing urgent forcing the Fed’s hand right now.
When Jerome Powell steps up, the tone will be familiar: patient, data-dependent, and deliberately non-committal. The message won’t be that rate cuts are off the table — but that the bar to justify them is now much higher. The Fed isn’t hunting for “good signs.” It wants clear, sustained proof that inflation is cooling meaningfully or that the labor market is weakening in a visible way. Without that, serious discussion likely slips into the second half of the year.
The reason for this stubborn stance is simple: cutting too early is the real risk. If inflation re-accelerates, long-term yields jump, the dollar weakens, commodities reprice higher, and inflation expectations spiral out of control. One mistake here would be extremely costly. From the Fed’s perspective, doing nothing is safer than acting prematurely.
A common misunderstanding is that “no cuts” means “no tightening.” In reality, the opposite can be true. As inflation slowly eases while nominal rates stay fixed, real rates creep higher on their own. Monetary policy continues to tighten passively — without the Fed lifting a finger.
Powell will also reiterate the Fed’s independence. Decisions are driven by economic data, not politics. This message is aimed squarely at the bond market and at preserving institutional credibility. Confidence in the system matters as much as any single rate decision.
For asset markets, this meeting doesn’t unlock new liquidity. Equities may see short-term volatility, but they’ll quickly revert to fundamentals and earnings. Bond yields have little reason to fall meaningfully unless the Fed clearly opens the door to cuts. The U.S. dollar has no catalyst to break down. And crypto shouldn’t expect a push from cheaper money.
In short, this is a holding-pattern meeting. No easing, no rescue, no hidden dovish signal. Just patience — and a reminder that the era of effortless liquidity isn’t back yet.
This article is for informational purposes only. The information provided is not investment advice.
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What’s unfolding right now shouldn’t be possible.
And markets are completely unprepared for what's coming next.
This isn’t just noise.
It’s system stress.
By the time it’s obvious, it’ll already be too late.
Here’s what no one is telling you:
1⃣ The data blackout.
U.S. government shutdown starts on January 31.
The Fed is data-dependent, but a shutdown shuts the data off:
→ CPI
→ Jobs
→ GDP
→ BLS / BEA
No data means no transparency.
Models lose inputs.
Algorithms guess.
Uncertainty spikes, and volatility gets repriced higher.
2⃣ Collateral risk.
Treasuries are the backbone of global funding, yet:
→ The U.S. has already been downgraded
→ Rating agencies are openly warning about political dysfunction
A downgrade during a shutdown means higher repo haircuts overnight.
Higher margins = less liquidity.
That’s how funding stress begins.
3⃣ Liquidity is already thin.
Dealers pull back when uncertainty rises, and we’ve seen this move before.
But this time there’s no safety left.
The RRP is basically drained.
If confidence in Treasuries wobbles, short-term funding can freeze quickly.
Now zoom out, because the market is already screaming.
In ONE WEEK:
→ Japanese 30Y bonds printed a 6-sigma move
→ Silver pumped to 6-sigma in a single session
→ Gold is up ~23% in under a month, approaching 6-sigma territory
Three near-statistical impossibilities, back to back.
That doesn’t happen because of headlines.
It happens when leverage is too concentrated, collateral gets questioned, and forced positioning kicks in.
Historically, that’s when regimes start to crack.
Rates reflect confidence in governments.
Precious metals reflect confidence in currencies.
When both destabilize together, the message is clear.
This isn’t “just a shutdown.”
It’s the combination:
→ Data disappearing
→ Collateral under pressure
→ Liquidity already stretched
→ Extreme internal market stress
That’s how small political events turn into systemic ones.
Ignore it if you want, but don’t pretend you weren’t warned.
I’ve been calling major tops and bottoms for over 10 years, and I’ll do it again in 2026.
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