Buy and Sell Signals, and Other Market Perspectives Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Buy and Sell Signals, and Other Market Perspectives

SPY 694.04

-0.2%

Jan 29 4:00 PM EST

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: FCom777 who wrote (28441)	1/16/2012 12:21:53 PM
From: Kirk ©	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) of 222635

This shows a recent report of the Fed balance sheet federalreserve.gov I direct you to page 10 Between Sept 2010 and 2011, US Treasuries went from $0.853T to $$1.665T Total assets went from $0.55T to $2.854T From Message 27882868 "The Federal Reserve turned $76.9 billion of its profits over to the U.S. Treasury last year, close to the record amount transferred to government coffers in 2010 amid gains generated in its expanding portfolio of securities." $0.0769B/$2.584T is roughly 2.98%.... probably what you would expect for a $2.6T portfolio of US Treasuries paying interest. It is interesting that when the Fed buys treasuries directly from the government then returns the interest payments, then the taxpayer is getting a free loan. Not bad with inflation running 3.4%. The losers are us that save as the lower than market rate interest rates available to us for our savings is outright theft from us to allow the US Government and the taxpayers to borrow at below market rates for the rest of the money they don't get from the Fed... This shows the most recent report federalreserve.gov Total assets are actually down... .

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next