Quote from NERVESASTEEL:
Anybody understand why both the dollar and gold are up???
I've been listening to CNBC World and the consensus is that the dollar will continue to rise and this action puts a floor in the housing crisis because of the additional liquidity that Freddie/Fannie will have access to. Mortgage rates are predicted to fall and lending/refinancing become more friendly.
⦠but isnât the Fed basically assuming 13 trillion in risk/liabilities with its balance sheet? How can that be good for the dollar???
How can this put a floor on housing? There are still plenty of subprime and Alt-A foreclosures in the pipe. This will not fix those.
Also, unless they go back to liar loans and 0% down, lending requirements should tighten.