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The Sources Of The Liquidity behind the
Waves Of Change & Oceans Of Opportunities
APABI Conference 2013
Kuala Lumpur
Richard Duncan
http://www.richardduncaneconomics.com
Introduction
In 1968, the world changed when Money ceased to be backed by Gold.
A rising tide of Liquidity transformed the global economy.
Asia was one of the principal beneficiaries.
Has the Tide now turned?
What are the current sources of Liquidity?
What will this mean for Asias banking industry?
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Money: Currency Outside Banks US$ billions, 1945 to 2012
Gold-backed Money
Fiat Money
In 1968, the US broke the link between Money and Gold
Source: Federal Reserve, Flow of Funds, Table L.204
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US Total Credit/Debt US$ billions,1951 to 2013
Total Credit increased from $1 trillion in 1964 to $50 trillion in 2007, a 50-fold increase in 43 years!
$57 trillion
Source: Fed, Flow of Funds
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Source: Fed, Flow of Funds
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Japan: Total Reserves Minus Gold US$ billions, 1968 to 1988
More money came in than went out. Japans foreign exchange reserves rose
from $3 bn in 1968 to $97 bn in 1988
Source: IMF
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After Japan.
Next came the Asia Crisis in the 1990s
Thailand, Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia were blown into bubbles.
Their Foreign Exchange Reserves ballooned when more money came into those economies than went out.
The foreign money created the Boom.
Every Boom busts!
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The Asia Crisis Countries Total Reserves minus Gold, US$ bn
Indonesia Korea Malaysia Thailand
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Total Foreign Exchange Reserves US$ billions, 1948 to mid-2013
Source: IMF
$11 Trillion
Acquired through Fiat Money Creation
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US Balance of Payments, $bn
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Up 125% since the crisis began!
Source: Bloomberg
Then & Now
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Gold Standard Breaks Down (1914).
Credit Boom: The Roaring Twenties
Boom Leads to Bust When The Credit Cant Be Repaid.
Banking Collapse.
International Trade Collapses.
THE NEW DEPRESSION
Bretton Woods Breaks Down (1971).
Credit Boom: Global Economic Bubble.
Boom Leads to Bust When The Credit Cant Be Repaid.
Banking Collapse.
International Trade Collapses.
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US Government Debt Year on Year Change, US$ millions
Source: Fed, Flow of Funds
$1,078 bn
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Fed's Balance Sheet US$ billions, 2007 to 2013
QE 1 Dec. 2008 to March 2010
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Emergency Lending to the Financial Sector during the Crisis Peak Sept. Oct. 2008.
Source: Federal Reserve
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Source: St Louis Fed
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Government's Budget Deficit US$ billions, 2006 - 2018 est.
The Government will borrow $445 billion less in 2013.
Source: Congressional Budget Office
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The Feds Challenge
To provide enough Liquidity/QE to make asset prices rise enough to support economic growth;
but not so much Liquidity/QE that asset prices bubble, which would then cause a new crisis when those bubbles pop.
There is no predetermined formula.
The Fed is experimenting - adjusting the level of Liquidity/QE in line with what the economy seems to require, based on incoming data.
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Think Of The Global Economy As A Big Rubber Raft
The Global Economy is like a big rubber raft, but one inflated with Credit instead of air.
The raft is defective and the credit is leaking out through numerous holes as it is destroyed by defaults, so the rafts natural tendency is to sink.
Why Defective? Global debt has expanded to such an extent that the Income of the worlds population is insufficient to service it.
Without more government borrowing, spending and printing, the Raft Will Sink!
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Conclusions
A worldwide credit bubble formed when money ceased to be backed by gold.
That bubble nearly popped in 2008 when the credit could not be repaid.
Central Banks are now pumping in more Liquidity in the form of fiat money to keep the bubble inflated.
QE will not end soon. I expect between $500 billion and $1 trillion of QE in both 2014 and 2015.
Interest rates will remain low.