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So Just Who Is Buying All the New Treasury Debt?
Economic Policy Journal ^ | 11/2/09 | Robert Wenzel

Posted on 11/02/2009 8:23:26 AM PST by FromLori

Edited on 11/02/2009 8:24:39 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

The Treasury has been announcing record debt auctions, and yet we see little in the form of increasing interest rates to attract buyers to these securities that are still somehow gobbled up. The Fed's balance sheet, of late, doesn't seem to account for it, as any buying they are doing seems to be sterilized. Are the Chinese so insane that they are buying up anything the Treasury throws up in the air? It appears not.


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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: debt; federalreserve; treasury

1 posted on 11/02/2009 8:23:27 AM PST by FromLori
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To: FromLori

Us.


2 posted on 11/02/2009 8:27:09 AM PST by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
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To: FromLori

The banks are hoarding cash because they know who crappy their loans are. They need the cash to keep up with the increasing book of defaulted and non-performing loans.


3 posted on 11/02/2009 8:27:25 AM PST by C19fan
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To: FromLori

The FED


4 posted on 11/02/2009 8:27:45 AM PST by Mister Muggles
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To: FromLori

There are some interesting carribean banks holding about 200 billion in Treasuries.


5 posted on 11/02/2009 8:29:58 AM PST by Centurion2000 (Texas secession .... it's time to part ways peacefully.)
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To: Centurion2000

Any ties to Hugo?


6 posted on 11/02/2009 8:43:24 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: FromLori

That’s probably where the stimulus money is going.


7 posted on 11/02/2009 9:07:05 AM PST by FReepaholic (Give me ambiguity or give me something else!)
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To: FromLori

Not me. Uncle Sam’s a deadbeat, and I know it. The debt being accumulated now will not be repaid in any real sense; we can’t even afford the interest.


8 posted on 11/02/2009 9:09:19 AM PST by Trod Upon (Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
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To: FromLori
Obama is buying it with his stash.
9 posted on 11/02/2009 9:10:22 AM PST by Maceman
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To: Maceman

It is just maddening those people have no clue this money is stolen from others or better yet they don’t care they somehow think it is their right!


10 posted on 11/02/2009 9:18:13 AM PST by FromLori (FromLori)
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To: FromLori

The Federal Reserve is printing money and “buying” debt.


11 posted on 11/02/2009 9:20:07 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (The Second Amendment. Don't MAKE me use it.)
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To: FromLori

The government is monitizing the debt. Not good. Hyperinflation here we come.


12 posted on 11/02/2009 9:57:47 AM PST by DarkWaters ("Deception is a state of mind --- and the mind of the state" --- James Jesus Angleton)
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To: FromLori
It Is Japan We Should Be Worrying About, Not America


13 posted on 11/02/2009 10:47:31 AM PST by blam
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To: blam

Thanks for the ping Bill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bcgwulssx8


14 posted on 11/02/2009 1:07:37 PM PST by FromLori (FromLori)
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