Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa...
by itake on Sunday March 12, 2023 @10:45PM
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not to be pedantic, but my understanding is their value dropped because the treasury is selling higher interest bonds. Why would anyone buy a low interest bond at face value when for the same-price purchase a high interest bond?
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Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa...
by curiousgal on Monday March 13, 2023 @03:13AM
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It's not just that. A bond's price is simply the sum of its discounted future cash flows. i.e. the coupon value divided by (1+) the interest rate. When interest rates rise, the price goes down.
Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa...
by AdamN on Monday March 13, 2023 @04:39AM
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The Fed will accept treasuries as collateral for face value loans to banks for 1 year as part of the announcement. The losers here will be bank shareholders (of underwater banks) because they will need to dilute themselves to make up the difference when the loan gets called unless they can find other ways to make money in the meantime.
Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa...
by NotYourLawyer on Monday March 13, 2023 @08:11AM
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You wouldn’t buy it at face value. That’s what it means to say that its value has fallen.