For most people, the value of their employment exceeds the value of their assets by a wide margin, and this asset has some special characteristics that make it differ from typical items on a balance sheet or brokerage statement.
Also, the Fed will experience future continuing operating losses as it adjusts its balance sheet which will make it a drain on the U.S. Treasury for years to come.
On balance does this legislation make a big difference in the lives of everyday working men and women?
Either low interest rates have not got through to households or businesses because the banks need to make a higher margin on lending now to rebuild their balance sheets - or companies have plenty of money to invest, but they're too nervous about the future to do it.
"On balance, the upward revisions make the report a bit stronger than we expected, " says Dean Maki of Barclays Capital.
And on January 15 the balance was sufficient so that I could make a very large withdrawal.
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The truth of the matter is that it's far too early to make those kind of judgements, which will depend on the balance of forces within a future coalition more than on the outcome of the popular vote.
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These are real people whose futures hang in the balance, depending on a decision that Republicans in Congress will or will not make.
For many, this is a revelation: Banks are in business to make money and customers have to pay interest on the balance if they miss the due date.
This is key because if you carry a balance on a business card you could all of a sudden find yourself having to make higher monthly credit card payments simply because your credit card company suddenly chose to increase profitability with a surprise interest rate adjustment.
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