Day archives: December 23rd, 2011

New Study Sheds Light on the Liquidity of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

News release: “A new study released today by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provides new evidence on the liquidity of Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) and how it differs from that of nominal Treasury securities. The study, The Microstructure of the TIPS Market, is the latest article in the New York Fed’s Economic Policy …

Subjects: Government Documents

Bloomberg Releases Federal Reserve Data Repository on Bank Borrowing

“Bloomberg News today released spreadsheets showing daily borrowing totals for 407 banks and companies that tapped Federal Reserve emergency programs during the 2007 to 2009 financial crisis. It’s the first time such data have been publicly available in this form. To download a zip file of the spreadsheets, go to http://bit.ly/Bloomberg-Fed-Data. For an explanation of …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents

EFF – Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying Digital Devices

Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying Digital Devices, by Seth Schoen, Marcia Hofmann and Rowan Reynolds, December 2011 “Despite the lack of legal protections against the search itself, however, those concerned about the security and privacy of the information on their devices at the border can use technological measures in …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Privacy