TAF: $263 bn unchanged
Swaps: $520 bn (previous $450 bn)
Balance sheet: $1839 bn from $1805 bn last week
The extended discount window borrowings dropped slightly by $19 bn.
Foreign official and international accounts
U.S. Treasury: $1,555 bn up $5 bn
Federal agency: $923 bn down $11 bn
Maiden Lane was marked down by $2.3 bn
Each month the market focuses on the Employment Situation Report. At "A Dash" we have studied this carefully, perhaps more so ...
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Bank of England has reduced rates by 50 basis points to 1.50 percent.
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Many finger the ratings agencies for a portion of our current problems, and to be sure, they deserve blame. Many of ...
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Agencies, yes. But not Treasuries.
Keith Bradsher of the New York Times, citing Ben Simpfendorfer of RBS, argues that China’s ...
[Link]One of the benefits of recession is that it gives everyone an excuse. Rather than face up to the fact ... [Link]
Is trading against the trend worth the risk? (MarketSci Blog)
What now for quants? (Market Movers)
The VIX was ...
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I have had the flu for the last 3 weeks, and now have bronchitis. But do not worry, I will be ...
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Know When To Hold 'Em: Why the FDIC shouldn't have sold IndyMac.
PIMCO says too early to buy emerging markets ...
[Link]Voilà ce qu'il y a dans ma boule de cristal pour l'année qui commence.... [Link]
On FT Alphaville Thursday morning, - BoE cuts rates by 50 bps. - Best ever Christmas for Sainsbury. - Bailing ... [Link]
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