Highway Bill Compromise Would Take Money From U.S. Banks

Lyder umiddelbart kedeligt at den amerikanske kongres fandt nogle penge til at reparere noget af den nedslidte infrastruktur i USA, men hvor de fan...

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23/01/2016

Lyder umiddelbart kedeligt at den amerikanske kongres fandt nogle penge til at reparere noget af den nedslidte infrastruktur i USA, men hvor de fandt nogle af pengene er mere interessant.

The highway measure would be financed in part by a one-time use of Federal Reserve surplus funds and by a reduction in the 6 percent dividend that national banks receive from the Fed. The dividend would be reduced by an amount tied to yields on 10-year U.S. Treasuries, currently about 2.2 percent. If Treasury yields rose higher than 6 percent, the Fed wouldn’t pay the banks more. Banks with $10 billion or less in assets would be exempt from the cut.

The Fed’s surplus capital comes from the 12 reserve banks. The highway bill would allow for a one-time draw of $19 billion from the surplus, which totaled $29.3 billion as of Nov. 25.