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Illya Gerasymchuk
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2025-09-19 21:56

in the US, there's been a real estate bubble in the building since 1990's (pun intended). it was about to burst/de-leverage several times, but it was refueled via QE and government guarantees among others, thus delaying it

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in the longer-term mortgage rates in the US will likely increase, but not because of interest rate cuts

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-19 21:55

in the longer-term mortgage rates in the US will likely increase, but not because of interest rate cuts

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in fact, mortgage rates in the US have been on a downtrend for a while - way before the rate cut the markets have also gradually priced-in the September for a while, as you could observe in FedFunds futures current area is also a monthly support, upwards pressure is expected

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-19 20:50

in fact, mortgage rates in the US have been on a downtrend for a while - way before the rate cut the markets have also gradually priced-in the September for a while, as you could observe in FedFunds futures current area is also a monthly support, upwards pressure is expected

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reducing the cost of capital by 25bps wouldn't affect mortgage that much - as it doesn't eliminate the existing risk in the market (i.e. existing mortgages) to lower mortgage rates the Fed will likely do a mortgage-targeted QE, like with MBS in 2008 QE1

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-19 20:42

reducing the cost of capital by 25bps wouldn't affect mortgage that much - as it doesn't eliminate the existing risk in the market (i.e. existing mortgages) to lower mortgage rates the Fed will likely do a mortgage-targeted QE, like with MBS in 2008 QE1

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-18 20:03

≈$39.6 is a great area to long silver during the pullback similar to gold, there is also a strong support below, which will further fuel buying pressure adapt the exact price to your ticker/derivative. chart below shows how to identify it (dashed line)

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-18 18:06

≈$3515 is a great price area to long gold during the pullback you'll need to adjust the exact price to your ticker/derivative, but in the chart you can see how to find the relevant support (assuming your asset mirrors gold spot/futures) and remember the strong support below

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 20:13

that 1 hour candle on gold 😂😂 and a new all time high within all that move

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 19:07

and there you go - the Fed cut the rates by 25 bps

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there will NOT be a 50 bps rate cut there is nothing to predict or speculate: 1. open FedWatch 2. observe that's where institutions are hedging 30 day FedFunds futures implied target rate will NOT be wrong you'll see in a bit 😉

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 17:28

there will NOT be a 50 bps rate cut there is nothing to predict or speculate: 1. open FedWatch 2. observe that's where institutions are hedging 30 day FedFunds futures implied target rate will NOT be wrong you'll see in a bit 😉

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 13:51

what's up with the "urging" the Fed to cut by 50 bps today? the rate cut is known NOW - and it will be no more & no less than 25 bps/0.25%. there is absolutely nothing to speculate about here i assure you that your urges won't affect what the market already priced in 😄

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 12:12

these dynamics create an incentive for further upward price pressure: ➖ purchase prices raise due to low rates and ample financing ➖rent prices raise because purchase prices become too high

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i've previously written an article about what makes real estate so special in terms of funding/re-funding capacity banks finance ≈75% LTV on real estate purchases, and you can use existing properties as additional collateral 🧵read it here: https://illya.sh/threads/@1757632740-1.html

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 12:11

i've previously written an article about what makes real estate so special in terms of funding/re-funding capacity banks finance ≈75% LTV on real estate purchases, and you can use existing properties as additional collateral 🧵read it here: https://illya.sh/threads/@1757632740-1.html

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it's not just the Fed, the ECB is also lowering rates into higher inflation this puts upwards pressure on both, real estate purchase and rent prices so you can expect both - house prices and rents - to increase throughout the next 2 years

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 12:10

it's not just the Fed, the ECB is also lowering rates into higher inflation this puts upwards pressure on both, real estate purchase and rent prices so you can expect both - house prices and rents - to increase throughout the next 2 years

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 09:10

how will asset prices react to Fed's interest rate decision? if the FOMC members suggest rates lower than in the June 2025 - expect an upwards rally in assets if the FOMC members suggest higher or non-decreasing near future rates - expect a downward rally/profit taking in assets

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during the Sept 17th 2025 FOMC meeting, the Fed will publish a new dot plot with the suggested interest rates for 2025, 2026, 2027 and longer-term

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 09:00

during the Sept 17th 2025 FOMC meeting, the Fed will publish a new dot plot with the suggested interest rates for 2025, 2026, 2027 and longer-term

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so the most likely outcome is a 25bp/0.25% rate cut on September 17th 2025, and then at least one more cut in 2025

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 08:58

so the most likely outcome is a 25bp/0.25% rate cut on September 17th 2025, and then at least one more cut in 2025

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a cut larger than 25bp is highly unlikely, since the current CME's 30 Day Federal Funds Futures price strongly implies a 4.0%-4.25% target rate this is 25bp/0.25% below the current target rate of 4.25%-4.5%

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 08:58

a cut larger than 25bp is highly unlikely, since the current CME's 30 Day Federal Funds Futures price strongly implies a 4.0%-4.25% target rate this is 25bp/0.25% below the current target rate of 4.25%-4.5%

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based on the current Fed policy guidance available since June 2025, by the end of 2025 the Fed Funds rate should be ≈3.9% current one is 4.25%-4.50%, so we either get a larger than 25bp cut or several rate cuts this year

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 08:57

based on the current Fed policy guidance available since June 2025, by the end of 2025 the Fed Funds rate should be ≈3.9% current one is 4.25%-4.50%, so we either get a larger than 25bp cut or several rate cuts this year

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watch the Fed's projection dot plot, not the Fed Funds rate the 25bp/0.25% cut on September 17th 2025 will happen, and it's mostly priced in it's the future interest rate policy guidance that can amplify a market move either way

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-17 08:57

watch the Fed's projection dot plot, not the Fed Funds rate the 25bp/0.25% cut on September 17th 2025 will happen, and it's mostly priced in it's the future interest rate policy guidance that can amplify a market move either way

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-16 14:26

👋 hello, $3700 gold

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just as charted: with the yellow line resistance broken gold has risen over 6% this thread covers the whole consolidation move, where i explained how it's a bullish precursor the original goal of this thread was to follow gold until it breaks $3.5K, and now we're 0.15K above 😄

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-16 12:57

after ECB's realized gains are booked to PnL, the ECB splits up the net profit as: ➖ up to 20% to the general reserve fund, which can be used to offset future PnL losses ➖ the rest distributed to the NCB's, proportional to the National Central Bank's paid-up shares

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thus, unrealized gold gains accumulate on the ECB's liability side, under the revaluation account, and the only way they can be debited (e.g. to cover expenses, or credit an NCB's reserve account) is: 1️⃣ when the ECB sells the gold, thus turning an unrealized gain into a realized one 2️⃣ offset future losses in the gold bucket

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-16 12:55

thus, unrealized gold gains accumulate on the ECB's liability side, under the revaluation account, and the only way they can be debited (e.g. to cover expenses, or credit an NCB's reserve account) is: 1️⃣ when the ECB sells the gold, thus turning an unrealized gain into a realized one 2️⃣ offset future losses in the gold bucket

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this means the ECB can only use unrealized gold gains to cover/offset future unrealized losses on gold these unrealized gains can neither offset an operational, nor a loss in another security bucket, such as FX

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-16 12:55

once a gain is realized, the corresponding proportion is debited to the revaluation account and credited to an income account/ booked to P&L at the end of the year PnL is closed into equity by increasing equity reserves and/or NCB liabilities

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-16 12:52

this means the ECB can only use unrealized gold gains to cover/offset future unrealized losses on gold these unrealized gains can neither offset an operational, nor a loss in another security bucket, such as FX

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moreover, as per Eurosystem's accounting framework unrealized gains are non-distributable and may only offset future unrealized losses on the same item

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User Illya Gerasymchuk -

2025-09-16 12:51

moreover, as per Eurosystem's accounting framework unrealized gains are non-distributable and may only offset future unrealized losses on the same item

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ECB's legal framework forbids the use of gold revaluation proceeds to pay expenses or operating losses unrealized gains are not recognized as income and are instead credited to the revaluation account revaluation account is under liability/equity on the ECB's balance sheet

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