The Fed IS the Problem
The result of the Federal Reserve’s serial market interventions is that they are now competing with the private sector (via Bloomberg): “No one wants to lend because they are still wary of values of bank balance sheets, and no one wants to borrow from the money market because they can borrow directly from the central banks,” said Alessandro Tentori, .. read more
On November 6th, 2008,
posted in: Economy by Joseph Y. Calhoun Tags: federal reserve, money markets, taf, tslf
September Market Report – Government to the Rescue
Note: This update is longer than usual. I feel it is important for everyone to understand how the problems facing our economy developed and what steps are being taken to correct them. The details of the latest government rescue effort are not completely available yet, so it is hard to predict the outcome, but it .. read more
On September 22nd, 2008,
posted in: Markets by Joseph Y. Calhoun Tags: Bailout, fed, federal reserve, free markets, government, housong boom, leverage, Mark to market, money markets, panic, real estate



