Tag Archives: Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

Federal Reserve Assets Top $3 Trillion

Posted on January 24, 2013 by macromon

The Fed’s balance sheet just topped $3 trillion for the first time ever according to the Wall Street Journal, The U.S. Federal Reserve‘s balance sheet topped $3 trillion for the first time as the central bank continued with its easy-money … Continue reading →

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Is the Fed the World’s Largest Fixed-Income Hedge Fund?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by macromon

The following data is taken from Congressional testimony of the well respected banking analyst, Bert Ely, illustrates how the Federal Reserve has gone from being a taxpayer subsidized monetary authority to one of the world’s largest and most profitable bank/fixed-income … Continue reading →

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