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The Fed's enhanced swap lines and new interventions in the Treasury market

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  • Richhild Moessner
  • William Anthony Allen

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In March 2020, the Federal Reserve enhanced its existing swap lines with foreign central banks, and introduced additional temporary swap lines with other central banks, in order to support the smooth functioning of U.S. dollar funding markets during the coronavirus epidemic. The Federal Reserve also announced purchases of US Treasuries and agency mortgage bonds in order to support the smooth functioning of the Treasury and mortgage-backed securities market. We analyse the motivations for and the effects of these measures.

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  • Richhild Moessner & William Anthony Allen, 2020. "The Fed's enhanced swap lines and new interventions in the Treasury market," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers 513, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
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    2. Allen,William A., 2019. "The Bank of England and the Government Debt," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9781108499835, January.
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    Central bank swap lines; government bonds;

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    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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