2020-8-11 13:00 |
The Fed bought 46% of the $3.4 trillion in debt securities issued by the Treasury in the first half of 2020, with private investors scooping up the rest. origin »
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In his testimony before the Senate banking committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Congress that the U. S. federal budget has been on an unsustainable path for years. He added that the U.
2020-6-18 21:03 | |
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Over the last few days, bitcoin’s price action has been quite dramatic. On June 15, the bellwether cryptocurrency tumbled below $9k alongside the US stock market which also took a dive. A few hours later, however, the cryptocurrency rebounded to as high as $9,500 after the Fed announced it will begin purchasing individual corporate debt. […]
2020-6-17 14:26 | |
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On Monday, the Federal Reserve announced that they will increase their spending to curtail corporate debt by purchasing secondary market bonds. The goal of the Fed is to create a portfolio filled with corporate bonds that meet their standards.
2020-6-17 09:40 | |
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reportedly told Princeton University economist Alan Blinder on Friday that Main Street loans are just days away. [Forbes] The loans are designed for mid-sized businesses that are too big for previous stimuli but too small to issue their own debt.
2020-6-1 18:14 | |
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The Fed is spending trillions to buy securities, including municipal bonds and corporate debt for the first time, in support of the financial system.
2020-5-19 13:00 | |
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In the past two months, the Federal Reserve has taken aggressive and unprecedented steps to mitigate the lasting damage to the US economy from the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged in the 0% to 0.
2020-5-1 21:11 | |
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Despite cheering against central banks printing money and governments accumulating massive amounts of debt, these phenomena may be the very things that bolster Bitcoin’s price action in the months and years ahead.
2020-4-16 21:15 | |
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The Fed's recession risk model has downgraded, but this economist says record consumer credit and household debt will crash the economy soon. The post The Next Recession Won’t Be Triggered by a Housing Market Crash: Economist appeared first on CCN.com
2020-1-13 16:00 | |
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The Fed's plans to keep interest rates low in 2020 despite corporate debt bubble fears and "reckless" risk-taking in the stock market. The post Fed Quietly Confirms Fears About Stock Market’s $10 Trillion Powder Keg appeared first on CCN.com
2020-1-6 02:00 | |
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U. S. Treasury yields approach multi-week lows. Atlanta Fed issues sharp downward revision to Q4 GDP forecast. The U. S. economy is in the midst of a yearlong slowdown that could complicate President Trump’s re-election bid.
2019-11-19 20:28 | |
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Fed stays soft on “consequences” of $23 trillion debt
2019-11-14 11:17 | |
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell sounds the alarm on U. S. federal debt. The federal deficit is forecast to swell to $1. 1 trillion. U. S. household debt reached a new record high in the third quarter.
2019-11-14 00:43 | |
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Ron Paul believes the mother of all government debt bubbles will cause a meltdown bigger than the 2008 financial crisis. The New York Fed is pumping billions into the repo market, reflating its out-of-control balance sheet.
2019-11-12 18:39 | |
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A CNBC article claims that the bond market’s “scary recession warning” has gone away. Although the yield curve is no longer inverted, it’s behaving exactly as it would before a major recession. New York Fed’s repo operations continued on Thursday with a massive $115.
2019-11-9 00:32 | |
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U. S. government debt yields pared losses Thursday afternoon, as questions concerning monetary policy continued to swirl following the Federal Reserve’s September meetings. Treasury Yields Rise The price of U.
2019-9-20 23:30 | |
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U. S. government debt yields fell on Tuesday, extending their losses for the week as investors assessed mixed messages about the economy heading into the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision.
2019-9-18 00:30 | |
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In the eyes of many across the globe, including anti-establishment figures, credited and established economists, and consumers, the macroeconomy could be on the verge of collapse. The U. S. ’ sovereign debt has surpassed $22 trillion, with the Federal Reserve (Fed) showing no indication about whether it will put its foot on the brake.
2019-4-2 14:30 | |
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The US national debt now stands at $21. 974 trillion, a 10% increase since President Donald Trump took over the oval office. And Bitcoin may be the needle people need to pop the debt bubble. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, talking about the $22 trillion US debt: "I'm very worried about it, but from the Fed's standpoint.
2019-2-1 17:09 | |
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Volatility in the bond and equity markets could be elevated as Congress deals with the debt ceiling, which was suspended until July 31, 2021.
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