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noumenon@lemmy.world to Economy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

President Trump said yesterday that he is directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds to help reduce mortgage rates

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President Trump said yesterday that he is directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds to help reduce mortgage rates

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noumenon@lemmy.world to Economy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Trump says he wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates
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President Donald Trump says he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when Americans are worried about home prices.
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    It is hard to believe that he is doing something good. what is the twist?

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      The twist is that this is how the housing market crashed the first time.

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      The article mentions increased risk in case of a downturn. Like the AI collapse that is expected at some point. Oops.

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