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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 01:37 PM Original message |
Banks May Not Be Lending, But They Are Buying Treasurys |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. Sure, the margins are low, but they borrow at cost from the Treasury, and buy Treasurys |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. A guest on Bill Moyers Journal described *just that* |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. And the Treasury lends out money that gets immediately returned |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I am arguing that the banks benefit from this arrangement. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Exactly... |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I think you've got the Treasury Department mixed up with the Federal Reserve... |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. Borrow @ 0%, get 3-4% interest from gov bonds |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. The circular flow of money! |
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