tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643134.post349181068550566666..comments2023-12-26T01:10:26.319-05:00Comments on Accrued Interest: FOMC: Keep your concentration on the here and now where it belongsAccrued Interesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05096191765979971184noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643134.post-45398954255026229512009-06-27T21:08:58.107-05:002009-06-27T21:08:58.107-05:00A sharply positively sloped yield curve isn't ...A sharply positively sloped yield curve isn't all that bad if your objective is to improve bank profitability.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333565680808748761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643134.post-22192448454279518872009-06-26T14:07:55.591-05:002009-06-26T14:07:55.591-05:00The Fed making sacrifices on the altar of bondhold...The Fed making sacrifices on the altar of bondholders would only undermine its determination to do whatever is necessary and risk causing diminishing expectations for the economy. Fear of inflation is all that keeps deflation at bay.Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747994571555237739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643134.post-30347629905535873352009-06-25T15:10:12.676-05:002009-06-25T15:10:12.676-05:00Is that the sucking sound of a vacuum I hear at al...Is that the sucking sound of a vacuum I hear at all of these govt bond auctions?Michael Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211217738240385032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643134.post-60475063817772590952009-06-25T12:54:09.621-05:002009-06-25T12:54:09.621-05:00The Fed declined to give any timetable or coherent...The Fed declined to give any timetable or coherent exit strategy for q.e. I think they are not really scared of inflation so much as they are of competing bond auctions in other nations - particularly the EU bloc.In Debt We Trusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283475872936333396noreply@blogger.com