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Re:Federal Reserve lent $300B in emergency funds to banks in... by qeternity on Sunday March 19, 2023 @08:54PM (#35225742)
> QE is no strings attached money injected into the market.

Um what? How does the Fed inject no strings attached money into “the” market?

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Re:Federal Reserve lent $300B in emergency funds to banks in... by lazide on Sunday March 19, 2023 @09:22PM (#35226032)
They buy bonds offered for sale without looking much at all at them.
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Re:Federal Reserve lent $300B in emergency funds to banks in... by qeternity on Friday March 24, 2023 @04:24AM (#35286447)
Yeah that’s not no strings attached. Someone has to repay that bond.
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