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Fed: Household Net Worth Cliff Dives in Q4

Calculated Risk... | Thu, 03/12/2009 - 4:37pm | Federal Reserve, financial assets, household worth, Households and Nonprofits Net Worth, net worth, Real Estate, The Fed |  2 comments

The Fed released the Q4 2008 Flow of Funds report today: Flow of Funds . Click on graph for larger image in new window. This is the Households and Nonprofit Net Worth as a percent of GDP. This includes real estate and financial assets (stocks, bonds, pension reserves, deposits, ... Read t ... Read more

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Fed Adopts "Throw The Kitchen Sink" Policy

Mike Shedlock | Thu, 01/29/2009 - 11:45am | Federal Open Market Committee, inflation targeting, interest rates, keeping the economy afloat, long dated treasuries, target inflation rates, The Fed, unconventional monetary policy |  1 comment

The Fed is using all the tools it has available including a threat to buy long dated treasuries to break the downward spiral of the economy. The Federal Open Market Committee kept its interest rate target in a range of zero to 0.25%, as expected. Rates will need to stay close to zero for ... Re ... Read more

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Geithner Confirmation Today

Calculated Risk... | Wed, 01/21/2009 - 10:39am | Barack Obama, The Fed, Tim Geithner |  1 comment

Here is the CSpan2 feed (starts at 10 AM ET) From the NY Times: Tough Questions Expected for Geithner Today The Senate Finance Committee hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ... Here’s a quick look at the tough questions that Mr. Geithner is likely to confront: How will he use the s ... ... Read more