Scariest Chart Ever:

[angelatc]

I can't get the pictures to show up here. They're protected from hot linking at the site, so I tried copying them and hosting them elsewhere, but apparently I am doing something wrong. These are really eye-opening.


http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/01/scariest-chart-ever.html

This first chart shows the amount borrowed by US banks from the Fed through Dec 2007; the spike marks the Savings & Loan Crisis at the end of the 1980s with borrowing maxing out at $8b..."

"Now take a look at the following chart. It is the same graph as above, but updated through the beginning of November ‘08."

 

[constitutional]

That's an outdated graph, a recent graph might help calm you down a bit.

 

[Crowish]

There are more scary charts here

http://www.nowandfutures.com/fed_watch.html#all

 

[brandon]

Yea they have begun to contract the money supply. Also, the monetary base is a very small part of the overall money available. If the banks are not leveraging this up, the effects won't be too significant.

 

[slacker921]

IMHO these are much more scary..

 

[Nyte]

*THIS* is the scariest chart evar:

 

[hugolp]

This is a great video using those charts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeb247Vc1eY

Hugo

 

[hugolp]

Yea they have begun to contract the money supply. Also, the monetary base is a very small part of the overall money available. If the banks are not leveraging this up, the effects won't be too significant.

If the money is not going to be used, why did they gave it to the banks in the first place?

Hugo