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  • Re: Inflation, interest rates, and bonds

    The bolded might help the most for your particular question, but these all provide great insight into what interest is and what it does, and how the manipulation of it affects the economy. Articles: The Phenomenon of Interest The Nature of Interest The Unlimited Power of Suppressing the Interest Rate...
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by John James on Thu, Apr 14 2011
  • What does FED do with the interest it earns?

    FED came into existance in 1913 for the purpose of controlling the money supply by lending to banks at higher or lower interest rates. I just read from wikipedia that this interest after expenses goes to the treasury. I think this interest must be a LOT. What does the treasury do with this amount? Case...
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by Gautham Anil on Sun, Sep 5 2010
  • Mini Interst Payments

    Wealth is exchanged on a daily basis without regards to compensation. Individuals exchange monetary assets for goods and services and then proceed to wait for the return of their change. While this process takes place there is a surplus and a deficit of wealth that remains stagnate. Let me offer an example...
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by Jeremiah Dyke on Thu, Aug 13 2009
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