19.2.08

Bancos de EU piden prestados otros US$50,000 millones

Son, de acuerdo a mis cuentas, casi DOS BILLONES DE DOLARES (unos veinte millones de millones de pesos, o lo que sería equivalente a 7 años de presupuesto gubernamental en México) lo que se ha inyectado a los "mercados" (por supuesto "libres", sin intervenciones de los gobiernos) y los bancos continúan insolventes. Esta inyección sólo es la última desde octubre pasado, pero la crisis no parece detenerse, al contrario, se espera que empeore.

US banks have been quietly borrowing massive amounts of money from the Federal Reserve in recent weeks by using a new measure the Fed introduced two months ago to help ease the credit crunch.

The use of the Fed’s Term Auction Facility, which allows banks to borrow at relatively attractive rates against a wider range of their assets than previously permitted, saw borrowing of nearly $50bn of one-month funds from the Fed by mid-February.

US officials say the trend shows that financial authorities have become far more adept at channelling liquidity into the banking system to alleviate financial stress, after failing to calm money markets last year.

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