Comments on: NY Fed Release H.4.1 Over an Hour Late http://housingdoom.com/2008/10/09/ny-fed-release-h41-over-an-hour-late/ Thu, 24 May 2012 01:57:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: twist http://housingdoom.com/2008/10/09/ny-fed-release-h41-over-an-hour-late/#comment-14431 twist Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:02:18 +0000 http://housingdoom.com/?p=1699#comment-14431 Hutch- I don't know what's with Igor this evening- yours is the second comment I've had to take away from him. I've been here watching CNBC and working on charts for John. You've definitely hit this evening's headlines. I usually don't watch horror shows before bedtime- they tend to give me nightmares. I'm thinking that I should probably change the channel. Hutch-

I don’t know what’s with Igor this evening- yours is the second comment I’ve had to take away from him.

I’ve been here watching CNBC and working on charts for John. You’ve definitely hit this evening’s headlines.

I usually don’t watch horror shows before bedtime- they tend to give me nightmares. I’m thinking that I should probably change the channel.

]]> By: Hutch http://housingdoom.com/2008/10/09/ny-fed-release-h41-over-an-hour-late/#comment-14430 Hutch Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:46:26 +0000 http://housingdoom.com/?p=1699#comment-14430 Off Topic? The Nikkei is down 8.6% right now having bounced from an 11% drop this morning. An REIT imploded yesterday and an unlisted company 'Yamato Life Insurance' today. European talking heads are deriding panicking investors for taking the world closer to financial Armagedon. Which reminded me of the Wizards of Wall Street line from this. http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Mutual_Funds_(A_to_Z)/Mutual_Funds_F/threadview?m=tm&bn=29756&tid=3&mid=3&tof=6&frt=2 Off Topic? The Nikkei is down 8.6% right now having bounced from an 11% drop this morning. An REIT imploded yesterday and an unlisted company ‘Yamato Life Insurance’ today. European talking heads are deriding panicking investors for taking the world closer to financial Armagedon. Which reminded me of the Wizards of Wall Street line from this.
http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Mutual_Funds_(A_to_Z)/Mutual_Funds_F/threadview?m=tm&bn=29756&tid=3&mid=3&tof=6&frt=2

]]> By: John M. http://housingdoom.com/2008/10/09/ny-fed-release-h41-over-an-hour-late/#comment-14429 John M. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:44:13 +0000 http://housingdoom.com/?p=1699#comment-14429 <em>YeeeHawww!!</em> It's little wonder the NY Fed hesitated releasing this puppy on an unsuspecting planet. Last week foreign central banks took their net buys of agencies going back to late May and plumped the whole wad straight into treasuries. Looks like that explicit guarantee on Fannie's and Freddie's senior debt is going to need to get a bit expliciter :( <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSNYC00017320081009" rel="nofollow">"Overseas cenbanks' Treasuries holdings rise-Fed"</a>, <em>Reuters</em>, October 9, 2008.<blockquote>Foreign central banks' holdings of U.S. Treasuries at the Fed <strong>increased by $24.443 billion</strong> in the week ended Oct 8 to $1.538 trillion.<br /> <br /> Their holdings of agency securities fell.<br /> <br /> Such holdings of these securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac <strong>dropped by $24.439 billion</strong> to $944.802 billion in the week ended Oct 8.</blockquote> YeeeHawww!!

It’s little wonder the NY Fed hesitated releasing this puppy on an unsuspecting planet. Last week foreign central banks took their net buys of agencies going back to late May and plumped the whole wad straight into treasuries. Looks like that explicit guarantee on Fannie’s and Freddie’s senior debt is going to need to get a bit expliciter :(

“Overseas cenbanks’ Treasuries holdings rise-Fed”, Reuters, October 9, 2008.

Foreign central banks’ holdings of U.S. Treasuries at the Fed increased by $24.443 billion in the week ended Oct 8 to $1.538 trillion.

Their holdings of agency securities fell.

Such holdings of these securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac dropped by $24.439 billion to $944.802 billion in the week ended Oct 8.

]]>