http://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/omo/dmm/temp.cfm go here, I cant explain. can get emails daily. for today, just headlines Temporary OMO: Fed adds $19.00 billion with 3 day RP and Temporary OMO: Fed adds $16.00 billion with 3 day RP tried to track with daily movements but gave up after couple weeks, found no correlation but two weeks is not enough data to test, so take it what it's worth
the fed. purchases treasuries or other interest rate instruments from the banks for dollars with a promise to repurchase them in the future as liquidity needs change
Sounds like Dinosuars' explanation of trickle down economics: Rich people live in big houses on top of hills. If rich people pay less tax they will have lots of extra money in their pockets. That money will then spillover out of their pockets and roll down the hills to where the poor people live.
Most likely, they create more money with a ledger entry and then distribute it electronically. Being the private banker to a country is a sweet gig if you can get it. Do no work, make all the money.