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Title: Fed loans $75bn more to aid banks
Post by: Bindare_Dundat on July 01, 2008, 04:33:13 PM
The US central bank has auctioned a further $75bn (£38bn) of short-term loans to help the financial sector.

Offers for $90.88bn-worth of loans from 77 bidders were tabled during the auction, the Federal Reserve said.

The auction, the 15th since December, is part of the Fed's attempts to help banks through the credit crunch.

Banks have been reluctant to lend to each other since the crisis, sparked by a collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market, took hold of the market.

Monday's auction came days after the Fed decided to leave US interest rates on hold at 2% despite signs of falling consumer confidence and continuing problems in the housing market.

But further figures released on Tuesday did little to stem fears for the property market.

According to the Commerce Department construction spending fell 0.4% in May - its 11th consecutive monthly fall.
Title: Re: Fed loans $75bn more to aid banks
Post by: stormshadow on July 01, 2008, 06:37:37 PM
The US central bank has auctioned a further $75bn (£38bn) of short-term loans to help the financial sector.

Offers for $90.88bn-worth of loans from 77 bidders were tabled during the auction, the Federal Reserve said.

The auction, the 15th since December, is part of the Fed's attempts to help banks through the credit crunch.

Banks have been reluctant to lend to each other since the crisis, sparked by a collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market, took hold of the market.

Monday's auction came days after the Fed decided to leave US interest rates on hold at 2% despite signs of falling consumer confidence and continuing problems in the housing market.

But further figures released on Tuesday did little to stem fears for the property market.

According to the Commerce Department construction spending fell 0.4% in May - its 11th consecutive monthly fall.


Where did this money come from?  I have many friends with struggling businesses that could use a 2-3% APR loan. 
Title: Re: Fed loans $75bn more to aid banks
Post by: Deicide on July 01, 2008, 06:40:11 PM
1971; the magic year; Nixon should have never done it.... :-\
Title: Re: Fed loans $75bn more to aid banks
Post by: Bindare_Dundat on July 02, 2008, 08:01:10 AM
I love it when the Fed helps the little guy, it brings a tear to my eye.