Federal Reserve balance sheet trends

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Post by TekMol » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:29 AM UTC

Federal Reserve balance sheet trends
federalreserve.gov

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Post by LatteLazy » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:39 AM UTC

Til, People are more than happy to sell their children for a slightly cheaper mortgage as long as you dress it up correctly.

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Post by DSingularity » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:44 AM UTC

Yikes. The market plunged like this despite the fed buying up trillions?

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Post by iwangulenko » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:45 AM UTC

Has anyone any idea what that means to the average joe? How to protect one's purchasing power?

If the government can give you free money (1200$ checks), it also has the power to take everything away from you, right?

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Post by rapsey » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:45 AM UTC

DSingularity wrote: post #3

Yikes. The market plunged like this despite the fed buying up trillions?

FED buying trillions was the rebound.

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Post by cft » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:46 AM UTC

iwangulenko wrote: post #4

Has anyone any idea what that means to the average joe? How to protect one's purchasing power? If the government can give you free money (1200$ checks), it also has the power to take everything away from you, right?

Buy Bitcoin

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Post by narok » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:47 AM UTC

Have to wonder when will the printing of money translate into uncontrolled inflation..

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Post by vkou » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:47 AM UTC

iwangulenko wrote: post #4

Has anyone any idea what that means to the average joe? How to protect one's purchasing power? If the government can give you free money (1200$ checks), it also has the power to take everything away from you, right?

The $1200 money isn't free, it is borrowed from future taxpayers.

The money the Fed prints doesn't go to Joe Average. It goes to investors who are selling the Fed junk bonds. (They then turn around, and buy stocks with those dollars, which is why the market is soaring.)

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Post by aswanson » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:48 AM UTC

So I'm hearing the " the dollar is over, throw everything into gold, fiat money is doomed" in other forums. Can anyone give some conterpoints to that narrative?

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Post by rapsey » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 10:50 AM UTC

vkou wrote: post #8

iwangulenko wrote: post #4

Has anyone any idea what that means to the average joe? How to protect one's purchasing power? If the government can give you free money (1200$ checks), it also has the power to take everything away from you, right?

The $1200 money isn't free, it is borrowed from future taxpayers. The money the Fed prints doesn't go to Joe Average. It goes to investors who are selling the Fed junk bonds. (They then turn around, and buy stocks with those dollars, which is why the market is soaring.)

> The $1200 money isn't free, it is borrowed from future taxpayers.

That is a pretty outdated view. More like the money supply grew and everyone's money is a bit less worth.