timdaub pfp
timdaub
@timdaub.eth
My takeaway from online research: unclear if the Fed’s new loan program that collateralizes MBSs and bonds prints new money or if it’s redistributing. Waiting for someone to publishing something definite. But liquifying bond-locked-up cash makes a lot of unallocated new cash slash around now.
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction

mad0perator.crypto pfp
mad0perator.crypto
@mad0perator
They are buying debt at par with 100% margin. They are creating money. If I have a collateral trading at $1 they will give me $2 for it
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction

timdaub pfp
timdaub
@timdaub.eth
this is exactly the issue with everyone discussing online. I don‘t understand enough. If e.g. the FDIC had a budget in line with how many deposits are insured, then they could take that money and redistribute it to make depositors whole. Is this the case? I don‘t know
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction

timdaub pfp
timdaub
@timdaub.eth
or is the offer of credit creating the new money?
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction

mad0perator.crypto pfp
mad0perator.crypto
@mad0perator
An unsecured loan from the Fed is always new money as far as I understand it. This may even be illegal actually.
2 replies
0 recast
0 reaction

mad0perator.crypto pfp
mad0perator.crypto
@mad0perator
Furthermore, the depositors at SVB are getting 100% Foreign banks are eligible for BTFP loans. The Fed can't just sell all the MBS for cash, that would drive those prices down
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction