New policies needed to limit the incidence and impact of systemic risk
TALF to provide financing to investors to support their purchases of certain AAA-rated asset-backed securities
If not, government capital will be provided in the form of mandatory convertible preferred shares
The Fed is expanding its March, August, September, and December meetings to two days “to allow additional time for discussion”, it said Friday.The four meetings previously planned as one-day meetings will begin on the previously announced dates. The meetings will continue the following day and the Committee’s statement will be released around 14:15 ET on […]
Proposed expansion could increase TALF to as much as US$1 trillion
Temporary reciprocal currency arrangements between the Fed and other central banks also extended
FOMC prepared to purchase longer-term Treasury securities to keep rates low
More institutions eligible to participate
Rates to stay low for the foreseeable future, economists say
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announced Tuesday that it is extending several of its new liquidity initiatives through the spring.Three of the Fed’s new liquidity facilities: the Primary Dealer Credit Facility, the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility, and the Term Securities Lending Facility; will now operate until April 30, 2009. These facilities […]