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Is the Fed broke?

Is the Fed broke?

FromGrant’s Current Yield Podcast


Is the Fed broke?

FromGrant’s Current Yield Podcast

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Alex J. Pollock, distinguished senior fellow at the R Street Institute in Washington and former president of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, calls in to discuss the state of our central bank’s own finances. @RSI @FHLBC 3:07 Unrealized losses and the printing press 6:27 Treasury issuance and the Fed 9:45 Negative capital.  Does it matter? 15:55 Partially paid-in capital;  echoes of the banking partnerships of old Subscribe to the Grant's Current  Yield Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Google Play Music or listen from our website, www.grantspub.com    
Released:
Jan 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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You've read their prose. Now hear their voices. Listen to Jim Grant and Evan Lorenz talk high finance, Grant's-style, with plenty of wit and historical context to enliven their discussion of today's foremost investment topics. Welcome to Grant's Radio!