Tags: China + Economy + Geithner + Inflation + investing + Treasury
The US Treasury is auctioning off freshly printed debt this week that totals $115 billion. Beginning August 11 it will issue more ending fiscal 2009 with new issuances totalling almost $2 trillion. Fiscal year 2010 is estimated to require another $1.5 trillion if no new stimulus is required. It’s anyone’s guess what the tally of [...]
July 29, 2009 - Economy, Markets, Politics - 0 Comments
Tags: Banks + Economy + Federal Reserve + Inflation + investing + Markets
Investors are looking for answers as to how the Fed will be able to contain inflation given the amount of money it has printed and guaranteed for the private sector and the expected trilion dollar deficits this year and next. Fed Chairman Bernanke is expected to provide some answers this week and it looks like there [...]
July 20, 2009 - Economy - 0 Comments
Tags: China + devaluation + Dollar + Inflation + Japan + Quantitative Easing + Russia + Treasury + UK
Today the Federal Reserve did everything they could do. They announced plans to spend $1.5 trillion to loan and purchase debt securities of every flavor from mortgage-back bonds to consumer loans and long term treasuries. The markets rallied on the news that send interest rates and the dollar lower.
March 19, 2009 - Economy, Markets, Politics - 0 Comments
Tags: Congress + elections + Fannie Mae + FNMA + Freddie Mac + Ginnie Mae + GNMA + Gold + Inflation + Paulson + Treasury + wall street + Washington
The “adequately capitalized” Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in conservator-ship this weekend by the US Treasury. Under the terms of the takeover, the government took a subordinated position behind the mortgage-backed and senior debt holders, received a
September 8, 2008 - Economy, Markets, Politics - 0 Comments
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