Reply #15: Goldman Takes Spin To New Highs: China Rate Hike Should Be "Welcomed By The Market" [View All]

[Pale Blue Dot]

When all else fails, just make stuff up. That appears to be the Plan B for Goldman analyst Helen Zhu, whose take on the faster than expected Chinese rate hike over the weekend is beyond incredulous: "even though our economics team believes that rate hikes are more of a signaling tool rather than the most effective way to curb inflation, we believe this move will be welcomed by the market." So now we know that according to Goldman, rising mortgage rates are good for the economy (that dropping mortgage rates were good is beyond obvious), and the removal of excess liquidity (we have yet to check on where the 1 week Chinese repo rate is) is just as good if not better than the endless pumping thereof. H.M.M.M.M. Fair enough: does Goldman also provide free lobotomies to those clients who followed its FX trading advice in 2010 and are now wanted by the Feds for involuntary manslaughter by way of insanity? Incidentally, we attribute the current drop in ES by 0.5% only to the fact that Brian Sack has been precluded from reaching his Bberg terminal due to snow, and hit the "any key", which on his keyboard just happens to be Buy. And since there is no POMO today, the momo crew may be about to hit a Panic button of their own.

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/behold-goldmans-explanation-why-surge-mortgage-rates-will-be-fairly-small-threat-housing