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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by paulsutter on Monday March 23, 2020 @11:10AM (#22664825)
If the banks periodically need a bailout, shouldn't bankers be paid like civil servants? (because that's what they are, apparently)
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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by Danieru on Monday March 23, 2020 @11:13AM (#22664855)
No banks need a bailout. In fact that banks are now required to act so super safe is part of what is driving the rapid decline.

As corporate bonds get more risky banks are not allowed to hold as much of them. Triggering sales, which increases the risk, and thus triggers more sales.

Banks are fine, it is the corporations which need to re-issue bonds that are going to hit a wall.

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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by paulsutter on Monday March 23, 2020 @11:31AM (#22665028)
Banks are fine as long as they aren't holding the debt of companies that hit the wall. It's a bailout.
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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by icelancer on Monday March 23, 2020 @03:49PM (#22667980)
>> Banks are fine, it is the corporations which need to re-issue bonds that are going to hit a wall.

"Need" to re-issue bonds? Did anyone force them to buy into a model that has a huge linchpin failure?

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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by SilasX on Monday March 23, 2020 @01:34PM (#22666421)
Wait until the mortgage payments stop coming in and then tell me whether they need a bailout.

Edit: Why is this controversial? If people can't afford to make their mortgage payments, and political aid doesn't come through, many banks will definitely be in need of a bailout.

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