How does this work? When the Fed lets a million dollars in notes mature, don't they get a million from the Treasury? Wouldn't this show up on the balance sheet as "cash"? Isn't cash an asset for them? Do they send the million back to the Treasury? Or does the Fed just say we're good now, forget about it?
That's a great question. Where does this money go? (I can hear in the background "No, it's not money - it's just bank reserves!!!") The US Treasury? To pay thousands of overpaid DC Fed staffers huge salaries, bonuses and benefits? Does it go to money heaven? Since I'm not a PhD economist I'm not sure what the wrong answer is. Here's the WSJ's take. Note that it's written by Nick T. who basically is a Fed publicist. https://archive.ph/RL3jH
I recently finished Kelton’s “The Deficit Myth” promoting MMT. Although full blown MMT promoted by Kelton is far more expansive than the monetization we have seen so far, I’d say we are adopting much of her playbook without anyone wanting to acknowledge it.
A related question I sometimes hear--which bears also on the relationship between monetary and fiscal policy, is this: By buying securities, are you "monetizing the debt"--printing money for the government to use--and will that inevitably lead to higher inflation? No, that's not what is happening, and that will not happen. Monetizing the debt means using money creation as a permanent source of financing for government spending." - Bernanke, October 1, 2012 https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/bernanke20121001a.htm
Great read, as always. After Boris Johnson getting his dues, hopefully there'll be a few more reckonings as the world wide shitshow gets worse. Enjoy the weekend first though!
How does this work? When the Fed lets a million dollars in notes mature, don't they get a million from the Treasury? Wouldn't this show up on the balance sheet as "cash"? Isn't cash an asset for them? Do they send the million back to the Treasury? Or does the Fed just say we're good now, forget about it?
That's a great question. Where does this money go? (I can hear in the background "No, it's not money - it's just bank reserves!!!") The US Treasury? To pay thousands of overpaid DC Fed staffers huge salaries, bonuses and benefits? Does it go to money heaven? Since I'm not a PhD economist I'm not sure what the wrong answer is. Here's the WSJ's take. Note that it's written by Nick T. who basically is a Fed publicist. https://archive.ph/RL3jH
Perfect Friday post!
By the St. Louis Fed’s own definition, the Fed has absolutely monetized the debt. For some reason, few reporters have noticed. From 2013: https://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/economic-synopses/2013/02/01/is-the-fed-monetizing-government-debt/
I recently finished Kelton’s “The Deficit Myth” promoting MMT. Although full blown MMT promoted by Kelton is far more expansive than the monetization we have seen so far, I’d say we are adopting much of her playbook without anyone wanting to acknowledge it.
A related question I sometimes hear--which bears also on the relationship between monetary and fiscal policy, is this: By buying securities, are you "monetizing the debt"--printing money for the government to use--and will that inevitably lead to higher inflation? No, that's not what is happening, and that will not happen. Monetizing the debt means using money creation as a permanent source of financing for government spending." - Bernanke, October 1, 2012 https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/bernanke20121001a.htm
Now check this out https://www.reddit.com/r/RudyHavenstein/comments/vuoh9l/citadel_ben_bernanke_june_3_2009_the_federal/
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Great read, as always. After Boris Johnson getting his dues, hopefully there'll be a few more reckonings as the world wide shitshow gets worse. Enjoy the weekend first though!
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