Dear CIGAs,

In relation to the story Jim brought to your attention earlier about the Fed monetizing US agency debt…

The reason they are being forced into buying the debt is because no one else wants it. We have been charting this for some time here at the site by monitoring the Custodial data from the US Federal Reserve system.

I am attaching the chart for you all to review so you can all once again see how foreign Central Banks are dumping Fannie and Freddie debt in large amounts onto the market. Without the Fed monetizing that debt, there would be a significant drop off in the amount of funds for mortgages. I expect this week’s data to show no change in the liquidation of this agency debt which has now reached a total of $167 billion and is rising.

The Fed is going to need every bit of that $500 billion they are going to create out of thin air to acquire what the foreign Central Banks are unloading.

Best wishes from your pal,
Trader Dan

Click chart to enlarge today’s Agency Debt chart in PDF format with commentary from Trader Dan Norcini