Posts Tagged ‘ Citi ’

Gaming Imaginary Money

Mar 1st, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
Tuesday the Fed auctioned off another $37 billion in 4-week T-bills. My first thought was that this is reminiscent of "payday loans" shops, except the rate of interest is far lower when the question is, "Buddy, can you spare $37 Bil' until next month?" but the mechanics were very interesting ...read more


Citigroup to Repay TARP But Still on Government Dole

Dec 15th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
So Shooters, today’s big news: Citigroup to pay back $20 billion in TARP to government. Why stop so soon the magic IV drip known as TARP funding (which had just been so graciously extended by Treasury)? Well, it’s not because the company is back in good health. They just want ...read more