Much of Asia, the continent where Hayman Capital’s Kyle Bass among other hedge fund managers who have sold major central bank policies short, is “vulnerable as risks rise,” a Credit Suisse report notes. Indeed, Asian Central Banks in several countries are at risk amid rate hikes, the report argues. Asian central banks likely pulling back “accommodation” “Global rate support,” a euphuism for central bank policy to suppress interest rates, is in retreat in Asia, as a “few central banks hint that accommodation could be scaled back earlier than expected.” Pulling back the polite sounding rate “accommodation” is likely to push interest…
Asian Central Banks Vulnerable As Rates Rise
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.