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Rising COVID cases, falling economy

Tom Spencer

Since the start of February this year, the Fed has expanded its balance sheet by more than $2.4 To put that in context, the Fed was created in 1913, and its total balance sheet assets only reached $2.4 trillion towards the end of 2010. What does Fed balance sheet expansion mean for the US economy?

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Reader Question: Does the.

MishTalk

Reader Question: Does the Fed Balance Sheet Properly Reflect QE Announcements? The feds balance sheet doesnt reflect it. The balance sheet was up $720 billion from Aug 1, 2012 to Aug 1, 2013 ($309B in treasuries and $393B in MBS) but that is only $60B per month. Feds Balance Sheet. QE History.

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Prisoner's Dilemma Game in Greece; Contagion-Spread Eurozone Breakup More Likely Now; How will Greece NOT pay back €320 billion?

MishTalk

Also recall that Greek debt was restructured twice to meet those targets. Ever since Greece entered its rescue programme in 2010, the relationship between Athens and its international lenders has been fundamentally unequal. The vote sets the scene for a tense meeting when troika representatives return to Athens this month.

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FOMC Minutes and Economic Projections: Dissent in Both Directions

MishTalk

However, several members judged that a reduction in asset purchases would likely soon be warranted , in light of the cumulative decline in unemployment since the September meeting and ongoing increases in private payrolls, which had increased their confidence in the outlook for sustained improvement in labor market conditions. June 2010 (97).

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

The $326 million budget stabilization fund was exhausted by 2010. From 2010 to 2014, Chicago’s general obligation bond deals included over $235 million of capitalized interest, simply as a means for the city to avoid servicing its debt in the short term. Of course, Chicago would also have to meet the other eligibility criteria.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

This is one of the findings from a recently completed study based on publicly available information on the world’s 2,393 largest corporations for the time period 2010–2014. Walter Thompson Company for $566 million in 1987 and Ogilvy for $864 million in 1989 — big acquisitions that stretched the company’s balance sheet.