I agree, and I see three fallouts from this event:
- Yellen folded fast, so the market will test her again (moral hazard)
- Powell will hesitate to raise rates further, concerned about hidden stresses building up in the system. This was basic duration risk, and the fact that they missed it entirely will raise the worry of what else they are missing.
- FDIC will probably have to be reformed. You cannot guarantee everything, all the time. Maybe an opt in system where large depositors can buy individual coverage.
- Yellen folded fast, so the market will test her again (moral hazard)
- Powell will hesitate to raise rates further, concerned about hidden stresses building up in the system. This was basic duration risk, and the fact that they missed it entirely will raise the worry of what else they are missing.
- FDIC will probably have to be reformed. You cannot guarantee everything, all the time. Maybe an opt in system where large depositors can buy individual coverage.