accruedint.blogspot.com - 3/18/2009
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I expect the Federal Reserve to announce a program to buy long-term U.S. Treasuries. If not at today's meeting, then soon. Interestingly, most commentators I read don't expect the Fed to move in this direction, but to me it seems too easy not to do it. The Fed's big fear is deflation. We ...
econbrowser.com - 3/19/2009
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econbrowser.com —
The U.S. Federal Reserve yesterday finally took the
step many of us had been urging for some...
time. Let's start with the Fed's summary of current conditions : Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates ...
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Quantitative easing
hussmanfunds.com - 3/23/2009
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hussmanfunds.com —
March 23, 2009 Fed and Treasury - Putting
off Hard Choices with Easy Money (and Probable Chaos)...
John P. Hussman, Ph.D. All rights reserved and actively enforced. Reprint Policy Last week, the Federal Reserve announced its intention to purchase a ...
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Weekly Market Comment: Fed and Treasury - Putting off ...
delong.typepad.com - 3/22/2009
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delong.typepad.com —
Q: What is the Geithner Plan? A: The
Geithner Plan is a trillion-dollar operation by which the...
U.S. acts as the world's largest hedge fund investor, committing its money to funds to buy up risky and distressed but probably fundamentally ...
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The Geithner Plan FAQ
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... For the Fed, “Not only would forcing Treasury yields lower be impactful, it would also easier to achieve.” (Accrued Interest) ...
Early reactions to the Fed’s ’shock and awe’ plan
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Accured Interest was on the money ahead of the Federal Reserves dramatic action late on Thursday. Here’s a quick quick round up of other comment… ...
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