showrecentcomments({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","feed":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$openSearch":"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.comments"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T13:18:22.193-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Market Skeptics"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/comments/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/comments/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026max-results\u003d15"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/comments/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026start-index\u003d16\u0026max-results\u003d15"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"5545"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"15"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-195468686238958676"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T13:18:22.193-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T13:18:22.193-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The debt ceiling is as meaningless to the Treasury..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The debt ceiling is as meaningless to the Treasury\u0026#39;s expansion of credit(treasury debt) as the banks reserves is to the expansion of bank credit."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/195468686238958676"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/195468686238958676"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258751902193#c195468686238958676","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Numonic"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17375785626766704415"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-80839407697759249"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T13:11:45.323-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T13:11:45.323-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"bw33 I don't see how the Fed can afford to withdra..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"bw33 I don\u0026#39;t see how the Fed can afford to withdraw cash from the system when FDIC funds are close to empty.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe big issue here is not if the Fed can \u003ci\u003e withdraw \u003c/i\u003e enough capital from the banks but if the Fed can \u003ci\u003e inject \u003c/i\u003e enough capital in to the banks.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe banks, govt. and Fed want the assets to go down in price allot so that when it comes time for the Fed to sell the assets(if they succeed in recapitalizing the banks) it doesn\u0026#39;t drain the system of capital.  Asset prices still need to go down allot because for one the banks are still undercapitalized and the assets are still too high for the Fed to sell without draining the system of needed capital.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn my opinion the Fed is failing and will fail at injecting enough capital in to the banks before the effects of the undercapitalized banks show up.  Those effects being stricter rationing of physical cash withdrawals from banks($100/week limit) and even some banks not allowing physical cash withdrawals of any amount.  What would that mean for the banking system I don\u0026#39;t know, some say it doesn\u0026#39;t matter because we can still use electronic transactions but if it really didn\u0026#39;t matter, the banks and Fed and govt. wouldn\u0026#39;t be going through so much to try to prevent it from happening by injecting capital in to the banks and doing all kinds of things to keep the cash circulating as much as and as fast as possible in the system.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe reason Treasuries do so well is because the Fed has an obligation to buy them."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/80839407697759249"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/80839407697759249"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258751505323#c80839407697759249","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Numonic"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17375785626766704415"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-6390175310728505148"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T12:09:52.115-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T12:09:52.115-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Keep your eye on the debt ceiling. The Fed has no ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Keep your eye on the debt ceiling. The Fed has no limits as regards its open market operations, and I expect there are in reality many trillions more $$$ floating around than the measly $800 Billion TARP cover story. I think that was just to explain big money operations of the Fed, lending the implication that the Fed is operating under the control of the US government.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut I have a feeling there is some honor in the debt ceiling number. That is, the treasury can\u0026#39;t really issue more debt secretly. So as operating money proves insufficient (tax receipts by federal government) watch as the debt ceiling is raised again and again. Very embarassing to the US government, that is."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/6390175310728505148"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/6390175310728505148"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258747792115#c6390175310728505148","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"dashxdr"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08121693325605778606"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-29099217990402"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T11:49:27.789-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T11:49:27.789-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Well, it's november now and nothing has happened. ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Well, it\u0026#39;s november now and nothing has happened.  Have anything to say about that?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/4854400538466123286/comments/default/29099217990402"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/4854400538466123286/comments/default/29099217990402"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/03/fed-is-planning-15-fold-increase-in-us.html?showComment\u003d1258746567789#c29099217990402","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"zephyrprime"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16694560016518445351"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/03/fed-is-planning-15-fold-increase-in-us.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-4854400538466123286","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/4854400538466123286","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-846242274691628242"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T08:53:04.046-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T08:53:04.046-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Anyway, the Fed was expected to buy 500 Billion in..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Anyway, the Fed was expected to buy 500 Billion in MBSs this year, so this is not a real surprise."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/846242274691628242"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/846242274691628242"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258735984046#c846242274691628242","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Martijn"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10691085642452851905"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-8827397209563511297"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T08:50:50.992-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T08:50:50.992-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guess what, we are still alive. And so is the doll..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Guess what, we are still alive. And so is the dollar."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/4657626303758617827/comments/default/8827397209563511297"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/4657626303758617827/comments/default/8827397209563511297"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/03/fed-goes-insane.html?showComment\u003d1258735850992#c8827397209563511297","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Martijn"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10691085642452851905"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/03/fed-goes-insane.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-4657626303758617827","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/4657626303758617827","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-5478696938154722035"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T08:35:44.329-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T08:35:44.329-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Eric, \n\nIt would be nice if you'd post the histori..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Eric, \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt would be nice if you\u0026#39;d post the historic balance all the way up from the 30s or so. That shows quite nicely how it has been slowly building up until august 08 and than exploded."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/5478696938154722035"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/5478696938154722035"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258734944329#c5478696938154722035","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Martijn"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10691085642452851905"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-6872834756463813984"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T08:32:48.047-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T08:32:48.047-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"So far so good..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"So far so good..."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/483611099017870027/comments/default/6872834756463813984"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/483611099017870027/comments/default/6872834756463813984"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2008/11/gold-to-break-to-upside-dollar-to.html?showComment\u003d1258734768047#c6872834756463813984","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Martijn"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10691085642452851905"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2008/11/gold-to-break-to-upside-dollar-to.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-483611099017870027","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/483611099017870027","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-4002237536371972292"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T06:33:22.762-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T06:33:22.762-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Is the bank repurchase program (link below) not a ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Is the bank repurchase program (link below) not a backdoor bit of trickery that may allow the Fed to unload its balance sheet and contract the money supply?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ehttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid\u003d20601087\u0026amp;sid\u003dax.FBWNLB5_o\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eObviously it does nothing to solve the toxicity problem, but wondering if this will remove the problem of the Fed not being able to sell its bad assets."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/4002237536371972292"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/4002237536371972292"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258727602762#c4002237536371972292","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"bw33"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09676548814826226483"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-9148432162260732959"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T05:41:43.440-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T05:41:43.440-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"monitization, however it is done will lead to hype..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"monitization, however it is done will lead to hyper inflation which will happen overnight when deflation hits the wall.\u003cbr /\u003ethe collapse of paper money is becoming more visible to the mainstream population globally.\u003cbr /\u003eprepare for supply chain disruptions. the current batch of criminal elite running our governments have no way out. the fuse is burning at both ends. \u003cbr /\u003ewhat scares me is the next emergency,(distraction). they will need to make this one even bigger and nastier than ever. God bless us all..."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/9148432162260732959"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/9148432162260732959"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258724503440#c9148432162260732959","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"breezer1"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/13769608848065075619"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-473652905070451090"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T04:20:37.549-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T04:20:37.549-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@Dashxr\n\nThe negative interest on short maturity p..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@Dashxr\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe negative interest on short maturity paper from the fed and the huge increase in toxic MBSs on their balance seems to prove point.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI\u0026#39;ll have to read up on Jim Willie, but it seems like an arguable case."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/473652905070451090"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/473652905070451090"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258719637549#c473652905070451090","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Martijn"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10691085642452851905"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2202283858403969323"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T04:13:19.187-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T04:13:19.187-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"There's another trick going on to recapitalize the..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There\u0026#39;s another trick going on to recapitalize the banks. The Fed loans money to banks at zero interest. The banks deposit the money back with the Fed, which pays them interest. So they get free money, zero risk.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt\u0026#39;s really monetization again."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/2202283858403969323"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/2202283858403969323"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258719199187#c2202283858403969323","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"dashxdr"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08121693325605778606"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2878895389301109806"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T04:11:33.321-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T04:11:33.321-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@Martijn\n\nLook at Jim Willie CB's commentaries and..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@Martijn\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLook at Jim Willie CB\u0026#39;s commentaries and interviews on contraryinvestorsecafe. He makes the claim there is a stealth monetization going on exactly as you describe.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eForeign central banks hold mortgage backed securities. US Fed buys them for cash. They turn around and buy US Treasuries."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/2878895389301109806"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/2878895389301109806"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258719093321#c2878895389301109806","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"dashxdr"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08121693325605778606"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-5217501852849720731"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T03:35:27.453-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T03:35:27.453-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Could the Fed be monetizing through banks?\n\nFeb bu..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Could the Fed be monetizing through banks?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFeb buys MBSs, banks use the cash received to buy short term T-bills."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/5217501852849720731"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/5217501852849720731"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258716927453#c5217501852849720731","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Martijn"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10691085642452851905"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-8083654467080456459"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T03:30:44.699-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T03:30:44.699-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Interest might on short term T-bills might be nega..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Interest might on short term T-bills might be negative because banks are buying them with the cash received from the fed."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/8083654467080456459"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/2422214776333519223/comments/default/8083654467080456459"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html?showComment\u003d1258716644699#c8083654467080456459","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Martijn"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10691085642452851905"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/11/fed-buys-another-71-billion-mortgage.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2422214776333519223","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2422214776333519223","type":"text/html"}}]}});