IWM - Bank Discount Window Readiness After The Expiration Of The Bank Term Funding Program

2024-04-16 13:51:19 ET

Summary

• The Federal Reserve is responsible for conducting monetary policy and maintaining the stability of the financial system.
• The Fed provided massive liquidity and implemented quantitative easing during the 2008 financial crisis and the pandemic.
• The recent Banking Crisis of 2023 highlighted the importance of banks being operationally ready to borrow from the Discount Window in times of emergency.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) is the most important central bank in the world. It is most recognized for conducting Monetary Policy to achieve its dual mandate of providing stable prices and maximum employment for the economy of the United States....

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