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#1 Tor

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Posted 20 March 2008 - 07:22 AM

Is it the Government or does the so called US federal reserve have access to it? Ie could they sell, to fund things, and is it on their balance sheet. Which balance sheet does it appear on. Thanks.
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#2 dasein

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Posted 20 March 2008 - 07:51 AM

a start

http://www.federalre.../sec5/c1t09.htm
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Posted 20 March 2008 - 08:22 AM

a start

http://www.federalre.../sec5/c1t09.htm

someone here said fed has no asset backing. looks plian wrong to me.
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Posted 20 March 2008 - 08:26 AM

a start

http://www.federalre.../sec5/c1t09.htm

someone here said fed has no asset backing. looks plian wrong to me.
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#5 dasein

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Posted 20 March 2008 - 09:47 AM

interesting charts on page 18 and 23

http://app.ny.frb.or...omo/omo2007.pdf

FWIW, the entire paper is interesting re:credit crisis

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