Alex J. Pollock, distinguished senior fellow at the R Street Institute in Washington and former president of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, calls in to discuss the state of our central bank’s own finances. @RSI @FHLBC 3:07 Unrealized losses and the printing press 6:27 Treasury issuance and the Fed 9:45 Negative capital.  Does it matter? 15:55 Partially paid-in capital;  echoes of the banking partnerships of old Subscribe to the Grant's Current  Yield Podcast on  iTunes,  Stitcher,  iHeart Radio,  Google Play Music or listen from our website, www.grantspub.com    

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