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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by rkx1 on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:34AM (#22664469)
Can anyone with a better economic understanding share their thoughts on how viable this is? From a layman's point of view, it seems like the FED are using up a lot of their arsenal very quickly.
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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by Anon1096 on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:55AM (#22664660)
The only action from the Fed "arsenal" that is used up is lowering the Fed funds rate. And even then, going negative is an option. The Fed still has numerous things it can do, including helicopter money, massive expansion of QE, buying new types of assets like stock, and making loans to non-bank businesses.
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