Beginning in late 2009 and ending in late 2014, the Federal Reserve enacted a series
of open market purchases of securities designed to lower interest rates.
In case of purchase of annuity with policy proceeds from any other deferred pension plans or from policy holder's savings (i.e.
through Open Market Purchase Option) the minimum entry age of annuitant is 45 Years.
In such a scenario where the FOMC explicitly and continuously suppresses interest rates and credit spreads, and monetizes the Federal debt
with open market purchases, private sector entities such as banks, companies and pension funds soon will become superfluous.
Year - to - date, the Federal Reserve engaged in what it classifies as «permanent»
open market purchases amounting to $ 1.9 billion in February, $ 6.1 billion in April, and $ 2.7 billion in May, for a year - to - date «permanent» increase of $ 10.7 billion in the monetary base.
Adolph Miller, former Federal Reserve Board Member, testifying to the U.S. Senate in 1931 about the Federal Reserve's 1927 interest rate cuts and acceleration
of open market purchases — which fueled speculation and low - quality credit expansion that culminated in the 1929 peak, collapse, and ultimately the Great Depression.
Most of the proceeds will end up in commercial banks, adding to their reserves and enabling them to expand their liabilities by loans and
open market purchases.
Then the Fed recaptures most of
the open market purchases earnings.
This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 33.8 % of its shares through
open market purchases.
But the biggest obstacle to rising bank stock valuations is the Federal Reserve System's policies of low rates and
open market purchases of debt.
The repurchase program allows Match Group to buy back 6m shares of its stock through
open market purchases.
The major monetary policy tool that the Federal Reserve System uses is
open market purchases or sales of government securities.
This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through
open market purchases.
The most significant event has been that the board of directors was expanded to include John Malone in January 2010 and Malone made
an open market purchase of 35k shares on March 18.
Then the Fed recaptures most of
the open market purchases earnings.
So the shares are now trading at about 40 % of book value and at least 25 % below any of Fairfax's
open market purchases.