ich sagte ja "heute" - nie das gesamte bild aus den augen lassen. aber für den "tag" gesehen fand ich es eine gute performance. das volumen steigt ja jetzt hoffentlich wieder.
(Corrects figure in 5th paragraph to $1.136 trillion from$1.136 billion)NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve'sbalance sheet hit a new record in the latest week on increasedholdings
Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:29am EDT (Corrects figure in 5th paragraph to $1.136 trillion from $1.136 billion)
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet hit a new record in the latest week on increased holdings of U.S. government debt and mortgage-backed securities, Fed data released on Thursday showed.
The Fed's balance sheet - a broad gauge of its lending to the financial system - stood at $3.276 trillion on April 24, up from $3.252 trillion on April 17.
The Fed's holdings of Treasuries totaled $1.836 trillion as of Wednesday, April 24, versus $1.825 trillion the previous week.
The Fed's overnight direct loans to credit-worthy banks via its discount window averaged $17 million a day during the week versus $2 million a day previously.
The Fed's ownership of mortgage bonds guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) rose to $1.136 trillion from $1.126 trillion the previous week.
The Fed's holdings of debt issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank system totaled $72.05 billion, versus $72.05 billion the prior week. (Reporting by Ellen Freilich; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)