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Re:Fed Prints Another $205B This Week, M2 Growing at Fastest... by bequanna on Friday April 24, 2020 @10:55AM (#22968605)
Not sure I follow. What does the US Treasury have to do with private debt issuances? Did you mean that interest rates are manipulated by the Fed?
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Re:Fed Prints Another $205B This Week, M2 Growing at Fastest... by Donald on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:18AM (#22968894)
New Fed programs have been stood up in the last month that directly buy corporate debt.
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Re:Fed Prints Another $205B This Week, M2 Growing at Fastest... by bequanna on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:41AM (#22969180)
That’s a Fed program. Fed != Treasury.

What does this have to do with the Treasury?

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Re:Fed Prints Another $205B This Week, M2 Growing at Fastest... by abfan1127 on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:56AM (#22969392)
I think he mis-spoke by typing the Treasury.
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Re:Fed Prints Another $205B This Week, M2 Growing at Fastest... by AnimalMuppet on Friday April 24, 2020 @12:26PM (#22969821)
I have the impression that onlyrealcuzzo was referring to something longer term than the last month, though.
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Re:Fed Prints Another $205B This Week, M2 Growing at Fastest... by onlyrealcuzzo on Friday April 24, 2020 @03:39PM (#22972086)
US Bonds are usually referred to as Treasury bonds, which the Fed buys, to manipulate the yield.
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