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[–] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 37 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

It this was dot com bubble into the housing crash, the spike would be that high every day and that's before adjusting for inflation. Around October 2008, the federal reserve switched to outright quantitative easing, which is better viewed here, and the amount dwarves this.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL

$6.5 trillion and trending down vs about $30 billion spike in repurchase agreements. I don't think this is significant.

[–] Biddles@hexbear.net 16 points 18 hours ago

You are correct, this is definitely nothing. Repurchase agreements were consistently way higher in 2019 as QE was winding down. QE is winding down again, so RPs are being used again. Literally nothing to see here

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.png?g=1OqI2&height=490

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 6 points 18 hours ago

this could be crypto margin calling tbh on some edges, 20% drop in bitcoin is plausible to fuck some bank

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 36 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

What does this mean, aside from "things look bad?" I'm not a money person

[–] lib1@hexbear.net 17 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

When people start missing payments on their debt, it’s the banks that don’t get paid. When this happens enough, they don’t have enough liquidity to keep shit running. So they go and trade some non liquid assets to the Fed. Banks are doing this more in the past few months than they historically have prior to some regulatory changes. Like, by a lot.

[–] OptimusSubprime@hexbear.net 6 points 16 hours ago

ohhhh shit!

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 27 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It means the economy is doing fine, don't believe your lying eyes. Just keep distracting yourself with AI toys because AI is the future and at some point will probably actually create a worthwhile product, which is why the entire economy is currently being built around it. This is good and normal.

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 32 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

Computer show me a dog on a laptop

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 5 points 15 hours ago

Computer, show me nude Taine.

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 16 points 19 hours ago

kick up the 4d3d3d3

[–] miz@hexbear.net 15 points 20 hours ago
[–] context@hexbear.net 9 points 18 hours ago

aren't you a dog on a laptop?

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 3 points 17 hours ago
[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 12 points 19 hours ago

They gave the money a BBL

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 26 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Everything is definitely okay

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 19 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Things have never been okayer than now, it's the okayest of times

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 18 points 20 hours ago

It was the okay-est of times, it was the meh-est of times