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Reading Perry Mehrling: Where’s My Swap Line? [Ep. 151, Macropiece Theater]

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The Fed's Budget Rule in the Global Financial Crisis

The Fed used its own balance sheet to make markets, not only money markets, but also crucial segments of capital markets. Dealers make money by buying low and selling high; a central bank operating as a dealer of last resort wants to avoid losing money. Here we find the analog to the budget's rules, securities that would be good in normal times. One reason for the rise of market-based finance is that securities travel better than loans.

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