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22. June "Die Tragödie des Euro" Hayek-Tage, Bayreuth.
22.-29. July "Mises University". Mises Institute, Auburn, Ala.
The Insolvency of the FED
In this article coauthored with Markus H. Schiml and published on February 5th 2009 as a mises.org daily article, we analyze the balance sheet of the FED and the possibility of its insolvency.
Since August 15, 1971 the US dollar has been an irredeemable paper currency. Every irredeemable paper currency in history has failed. Yet, the experiment of the US dollar and the rest of the fiat paper world continues.
During the current crisis, however, financial systems all over the world are increasingly struggling, and the end of the experiment seems closer. In fact, the Federal Reserve System has used up much of its "ammunition" for monetary interventions in an attempt to keep the experiment going, lowering its target interest rate almost to zero. Other central banks are also quickly approaching the "zero limit" for interest rates.