The U.S. Treasury's debt repurchase operations are increasingly resembling a cyclical drama—$12.5 billion last week, $12.5 billion this week, so steady that it raises suspicion whether this process has long been scripted into an automated system.
The so-called "continuous injection of liquidity into the system" essentially means using freshly printed dollars to offset old debt. The entire logical chain is quite straightforward: release liquidity → boost all risk assets → market confidence is abundant. For Wall Street, this is akin to an officially endorsed check with an unlimited bottom line. The problem is, as liquidity is continuously injected, the cash in your pocket is invisibly depreciating.
This is the paradox of liquidity dependence. Once all participants get used to this "endless" cycle, what happens when liquidity withdrawal occurs? Historically, every debt cycle rupture has been accompanied by asset re-pricing. Those cheering for asset appreciation now may find that their account numbers haven't changed, but their actual purchasing power has long since evaporated.
The most ironic part is, when the rules of the game change, the last people to realize usually pay the highest price to learn this lesson.
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MetamaskMechanic
· 12-16 02:29
Once the printing press starts running, the bottom-level retail investors begin to devalue. How long can this game last?
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MercilessHalal
· 12-13 05:50
12.5 billion running as a script, this pace is really damn steady... Wall Street's printing press has never stopped, and the money in our pockets is just depreciating.
When liquidity is cut off, everyone dies. Now those celebrating can wait to be harvested.
Those who realize it last will suffer the most. No way around it, this game is played like this.
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DuckFluff
· 12-13 05:49
Here we go again with this set? Trying to be overly cautious, but in the end, it's still retail investors like us who suffer losses.
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AirdropNinja
· 12-13 05:49
Damn, it's the same trick again, the printing press has never stopped
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125 billion cycle after cycle, how cool is that, but my cash is shrinking in my wallet
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The worst thing is when liquidity stops one day, and a bunch of people realize they've lost money
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Wall Street is celebrating, while we're devaluing, nothing wrong with that logic
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Account numbers haven't changed but purchasing power is gone? Haha, that's called financial magic
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Once reliant, there's no turning back, sooner or later you'll have to repay the debt
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The problem is, we late responders are the unluckiest
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Freshly printed dollars are refinancing old debts, endlessly cutting the leeks in a cycle
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When the withdrawal day comes, you'll know who's swimming naked
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How can unlimited bottom line be so naturally accepted?
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SellTheBounce
· 12-13 05:37
Buy the dip again; history always repeats itself. When everyone is cheering, it usually means the end of the run is near.
The U.S. Treasury's debt repurchase operations are increasingly resembling a cyclical drama—$12.5 billion last week, $12.5 billion this week, so steady that it raises suspicion whether this process has long been scripted into an automated system.
The so-called "continuous injection of liquidity into the system" essentially means using freshly printed dollars to offset old debt. The entire logical chain is quite straightforward: release liquidity → boost all risk assets → market confidence is abundant. For Wall Street, this is akin to an officially endorsed check with an unlimited bottom line. The problem is, as liquidity is continuously injected, the cash in your pocket is invisibly depreciating.
This is the paradox of liquidity dependence. Once all participants get used to this "endless" cycle, what happens when liquidity withdrawal occurs? Historically, every debt cycle rupture has been accompanied by asset re-pricing. Those cheering for asset appreciation now may find that their account numbers haven't changed, but their actual purchasing power has long since evaporated.
The most ironic part is, when the rules of the game change, the last people to realize usually pay the highest price to learn this lesson.