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To: Les H who wrote (38679)10/12/2023 10:57:14 AM
From: Les H  Respond to of 50843
 
CHART OF THE DAY: The Fed hits milestone after knocking $1 trillion in bonds off of its balance sheet

markets.businessinsider.com

About $900 billion have come out of the Fed's Reverse Repo Facility and back into T-bills.



To: Les H who wrote (38679)10/12/2023 3:45:55 PM
From: Les H  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50843
 
US, Qatar agree to prevent Iran from tapping previously frozen $6 billion fund
The funds were part of a prisoner swap to free five American citizens.

abcnews.go.com

Sep 18, 2023: Five Americans released from Iranian detention are en route to the US

cnn.com

Less than a month after the prisoner release, the US reneges on the agreement. The funds were never going to be transferred to Iran. It was becoming obvious after Iran hadn't yet received andy of the 6 billion dollars.