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Meet Kevin“So if you divide that out by 24 months that would work out to a $62 billion suck out of the market every single month.”
Thesis at the time
BearishKevin discusses a projected $1.5 trillion Fed balance sheet reduction beginning as early as Q1 2027, which he says would work out to roughly $62 billion per month being pulled out of the market via passive treasury runoff. He argues this tightening could push yields higher in 2027, raising financing costs for AI infrastructure and acting as a market headwind, while he remains bullish for the remainder of the current year.
Key arguments
- Morgan Stanley projects $1.5 trillion of balance sheet reduction starting Q1 2027 over roughly 2 years, about $62 billion/month
- Passive runoff means the Fed stops buying 2/5/10-year treasuries, which could push yields higher
- Higher yields would raise financing costs for AI infrastructure buildout, a headwind for 2027
- Market is pricing four rate hikes through mid-2027 but Kevin and Morgan Stanley expect fewer (around two)
Counter-arguments acknowledged
- Labor market (ADP data) remains strong, which supports a soft landing rather than a hard slowdown
- Barkin frames the current hiking cycle as a 1990s-style 'midcycle adjustment' rather than the end of the cycle, which is a bullish signal
Hedges and caveats (from the video)
- Creator states 'I'm still optimistic and bullish' despite identifying headwinds
- Morgan Stanley's predictions about balance sheet reduction timing and methodology are not guaranteed
- Rate hike expectations are based on current market pricing which could change
- The creator acknowledges Morgan Stanley believes markets are pricing in too many rate hikes
- Inflation trajectory remains uncertain with conflicting signals from different time horizons
The call
- Date said
- Sep 22, 2026
- Timeframe
- starting Q1 2027, over roughly 2 years
- Deadline
- Jan 1, 2027
- Confidence
- medium
- Specificity
- specific
How it resolved
- Status
- unverifiable
Why this resolved this way(resolution audit)
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Confidence Reasoning
Kevin presents this as a citation of Morgan Stanley's forecast but treats it as his own base case with specific figures and timeframe, giving it moderate conviction despite being sourced from a third party.
Source
The Fed JUST Issued a New Warning. Damn.
Said on Sep 22, 2026Open on YouTube ↗