By keeping those interest rates below 1%, the Fed effectively has the rich, who buy these treasuries, taking a below market yield to subsidize the budget shortfall.
Campaigners fear cuts of 50% or more to the social housing budget could spell the end of new social housing in England but the government believes allowing councils to charge up to 80% or 90% of the market rate for rents will make up any shortfall.
The stock completely broke down after hours, as the second-biggest shipping company by market capitalization blamed constrained revenue growth in its FedEx Express group for the shortfall.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) also warned that it could not replace the shortfall in crude if Iran was attacked and its supply taken off the market.
On Monday, Juniper Networks pre-announced a pretty serious fourth quarter revenue shortfall, blaming the miss on weakness in router demand in the U.S. carrier market.