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QE liquidity 92.5% deployed
Written on 26 Jan, 2010 at 16:53 in Commodities | viewed 91 times | 0 Comments
Jan.26.2010 The Atlanta Fed’s Weekly Highlights points out that only $12.7B of the $175 agency debt and $110B of the agency MBS purchase programs remain to be deployed. With the $300B in Tsy purchases dried up already from last fall, this means 92.5% of QE liquidity has been injected, and less than $125B remain. This [...]... (Continue reading)
US vs. Canadian Monetary Policy During the Boom
Written on 15 Dec, 2009 at 13:46 in Featured Article | viewed 46 times | 0 Comments
Dec.14.2009 James MacGee has an interesting article that compares the post-housing boom period in Canada with that of the United States (hat tip James Hamilton). Specifically, he notes that the housing bust that took place in the United States did not occur in Canada and attempts to explain this difference by looking at the two [...]... (Continue reading)
Dow Declines On Day Rose 1.3 Percent on the Week
Written on 19 Oct, 2009 at 10:21 in Stock market | viewed 42 times | 0 Comments
Oct.16.2009 Equity Futures: Dow -44.00. S&P -7.80. NASDAQ -13.50. Japanese Nikkei -20.00. German Dax +28.00 Stock markets in the United States closed the week out with small losses on the day. The Dow was trading 67 points lower, below the 10,000 mark which the index broke this week for the first time in a year. [...]... (Continue reading)
