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Banks’ nonborrowed reserves go below zero into negative territory

March 5, 2008 · 2 Comments

Click on the thumbnail and weep.  This chart is the latest, and was updated as of 2/22/08.  It’s dramatic. ↓

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Now click on this thumbnail to see latest (as of 2/15/0 8) Fed chart for banks’ total borrowings from the Federal Reserve -  without precedent it would seem.  ↓

fredgraphfile215totalborrow.png                      For an excellent discussion of the meaning of all of this, check out “Borrowed Reserves and Tinfoil Hats” from Mish’s blog:  http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/borrowed-reserves-and-tin-foil-hats.html

Categories: Fed · bank assets · bank failures · bank insolvency · bank nationalization · deposit insurance · federal reserve · nonborrowed reserves

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