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Tag Archives: treasury notes

Misunderstanding Default Risk

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Tony Lima

Hey, Wall Street Journal writers: who has to pay those Treasury notes? That’s right, the U.S. government. Arguing that investors are buying those securities because they expect the U.S. government to default is, well, stupid. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues | Tagged debt ceiling, debt plan, default risk, treasury notes, wall street journal

QE2

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Tony Lima

The Fed has repeatedly stated that their concern is deflation. They are deliberately trying to create inflation. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic policy | Tagged ben bernanke, bond yields, excess reserves, fomc, inflation expectations, term yields, treasury notes, treasury securities, yield curve

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TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his customers. — Ambrose Bierce

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    Puerto Rick is a hurricane magnet. After the last one, power was out for 928,000 residents. The island has many diesel power generators. A tanker full of diesel was moored off the coast. But it wasn’t allowed to dock. Why? The Jones Act. Continue Reading →
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