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Just as we detailed last week, and it appears Rep. Hensarling has been reading... To wit:

   

"There are several potentially substantial legal and practical constraints to implementing a negative IOER rate regime, some of which would be binding at any IOER rate below zero, even a rate just slightly below zero. Most notably, it is not at all clear that the Federal Reserve Act permits negative IOER rates, and more staff analysis would be needed to establish the Federal Reserve’s authority n this area."

When it comes to government bail outs of insolvent banks few are as qualified to opine as John Mack who was CEO of Morgan Stanley when the bank, along with all other U.S. TBTF banks, was bailed out with a multi-trillion rescue package in the aftermath of the Lehman failure. Which is why it was illuminating, if not surprising, that during an interview with Bloomberg TV discussing the future of Deutsche Bank, John Mack said that "there’s no question in my mind, it is absolutely good for every penny." In other words, "Deutsche Bank is fine."

Following last night's across the board build in inventories from API, DOE reported a surprising 750k drawdown (much less than the 3.2mm build expected). However, across the rest of the complex - inventories rose: Cushing +523 build (13th week in a row), Gasoline +1.26mm build, and Distillates +1.28mm build (first in 4 weeks). Having tumbled early on from Yellen's undovishness, crude spiked on the headline draw (back above $29) but is struggling to hold gains.

From API:

Rumors of ECB monetization (which would be highly problematic in the new "bail-in" world) and old news of the emergency debt-buyback plan have sparked an epic ramp in Deutsche Bank's stock this morning (+11% - the most since Oct 2011). This extreme volatility is, however, eerily reminiscent of 2007/8 when headline hockey sparked pumps and dumps on a daily basis in Lehman stock... until it was all over.

"Deutsche Bank is fixed"?

Or is it?

Things are already fading...

This is probably not what the bulls wanted to hear. Moments ago Goldman released its take on Yellen's testimony set to begin momentarily, and contrary from a dovish take the bank which has spawned more central bankers in world history than any other, said that her prepared remarks "suggest additional hikes remain FOMC baseline "

Goldman's full take:

Fed Chair Yellen's Prepared Remarks Suggest Additional Hikes Remain FOMC Baseline