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Fed continues to intervene in repo market

November 18, 2019February 23, 2020 Frank Knopers 0 Comments fed, liquidity, repo, repo operations

The Federal Reserve announced new long-term repo operations to avoid liquidity problems in the money market by the end of the year. In addition to daily and 14-day repo operations, new liquidity injections of 28 and 42 days will be made.

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Fed warns against risks of long-term low interest rates

November 18, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments central bank, fed, federal reserve, interest rate, interest rates

Long-term low interest rates may jeopardize the profitability of US banks and encourage bankers to engage in risky behavior, which could jeopardize financial stability, the Federal Reserve said in a new report published on Friday.

Economics Monetary system

Fisher: “Draghi will go down in history as a great monetary fool”

November 14, 2019November 15, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments central banks, draghi, ecb, fed, fisher, mario draghi, monetary policy, richard fisher

Mario Draghi will go down in history as one of the greatest ‘monetary fools’. That’s what former head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard Fisher, said in an interview with Bloomberg.