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acrossthecurve.com - 30 days ago
Bond Market Open November
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Prices of Treasury coupon securities have posted modest losses in overseas trading. I do not see a strong impetus in the news for the small declines in Treasury prices. Stocks around the globe are trading well with robust gains in Europe and healthy advances in Asia. So I will opine that those ...
interfluidity.com - 30 days ago
Sympathy for the Treasury
— interfluidity.com — It worked! Officials pointed to a lot of good news in terms of visible cash flows associated... with TARP and the various assistance programs. They claimed that since the Obama administration has taken office, more money has come back than has been put ... (more) Sympathy for the Treasury

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nakedcapitalism.com - 11/3/2009
Curious Meeting at Treasury Department
— nakedcapitalism.com — The Treasury invited a small group of bloggers for a “discussion” with senior officials on Monday. Initially,... the meeting was to be background, which is a sort of journalistic “FYI but you can’t use it” but we were told ... (more) Curious Meeting at Treasury Department

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baselinescenario.com - 29 days ago
Treasury and the Blogs
— baselinescenario.com — On Monday the Treasury Department (various officials, including Geithner, in shifts) had an informal meeting with eight... prominent finance or economics bloggers. I’ve only read the accounts by Tyler Cowen , Steve Waldman , and Yves Smith ; Waldman names all of them and links to other ... (more) Treasury and the Blogs

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The Aleph Blog:  My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 3

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My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 3
The Aleph Blog — ... Coverage Here is a list of posts to date on the meeting: Friday in Vegas (Kid Dynamite): “A Sit Down With Senior Treasury Officials – Part I” Naked Capitalism: “Curious Meeting at Treasury Department” The Aleph Blog: “My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 1″ “My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 2″ Across the Curve: “Bond Market Open November 04 2009″ Accrued Interest: “Financial Regulation: How ...

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