I just wanted to follow up on Randy Wray’s last post to look at this Trillion Dollar Coin idea from an investing perspective. I believe the coin would be bullish for Treasuries because it lowers average Treasury duration and alters private portfolio preferences in a manner similar to quantitative easing. Otherwise, it has no real economy effects.
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The Trillion Dollar Coin would be bullish for Treasurys
by Edward Harrison / on 8 January 2013 at 12:00 /
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