U.S. Government Debt Monetization
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January 18, 2013 - 1:42pm
The Federal Reserve buys or monetizes US government debt - US Treasury and Agency securities, the latter representing the now unconditionally government-guaranteed debt of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - simply by writing a check on itself ...
January 18, 2013 - 1:42pm
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