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Member Video #15: Non-banks (MBS)
The biggest part of the non-bank contributions to the eurodollar system, the MBS. We’ll get into the details behind securitization, turning illiquid mortgages into repo-able, mostly liquid instruments. How it all works, or doesn’t.
Member Video #14: Non-banks (ABS)
If you’ve ever wondered if you’ve “used” eurodollars, the answer is almost certainly, yes. From the long chains of interbank transactions to the real economy, ABS are a big part of the shadow money system and where most regular folks get involved in making the magic.
Wholesale Revolution, Part 3
The Federal Reserve was designed specifically to handle the monetary crisis in ‘07 - 1907. If the monetary system had simply remained as it was back then, there wouldn’t have been 1929 nor 2007 (and so much in between). But the system did keep evolving even if authorities refused to keep up and we all paid the price.
Member Video #13: Non-banks (MMF)
In 2011, Ben Bernanke said he didn’t think money market funds should exist. But they do, and play a pivotal part in the monetary plumbing, a key thread in the eurodollar fabric. Bring on the non-banks.
Wholesale Revolution, Part 2
We don’t get to the eurodollar system’s long chains of interbank transactions without having first developed an intricate, useful interbank system. Maybe surprising to some, the Federal Reserve was supposed to be its replacement…until it wasn’t.
Member Video #12: Symptoms of Stress
Having laid out three different types of “links” in these long chains of interbank transactions, we’re on the lookout for three symptoms of potential systemic strain. But first, a look out how money rates can be misleading.
Wholesale Revolution, Part 1
Before there were long chains of interbank transactions in the eurodollar interbank ledger, there had to be an interbank ledger. The history of bank networks is fundamental to what money has since become.
Member Video #11: Intro Into Currency Swaps & FX
Going back to our monetary diagrams, it’s time to throw in the derivatives wrinkle. What is a dollar short, and why is it such a big deal? We explore it here.