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The Fed and other major central banks used coordinated swap lines to provide more global US dollar liquidity as dollar funding markets came under stress from COVID-19. The piece describes how swap agreements work and reviews past crisis programs.
It also lists features countries consider when entering a swap line.
Swap lines ease dollar funding shortages that can force selling of assets and commodities. Stabilized dollar liquidity reduces the risk of a sudden dollar spike that would hurt dollar-priced commodities.
som.yale.edu26 mrt 2020Na 41 eerdere beleid-gebeurtenissen bewoog Amerikaanse dollar (breed) zich mediaan -0,2% over 5 sessies (44% hoger; middelste helft -0,6% tot +0,4%), en +0,3% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
Expanded central bank swap lines supplied dollar liquidity and reduced the scramble for dollars.
Coordinated central bank swap lines expanded dollar liquidity on the same date, easing the dollar funding squeeze and reducing safe-haven dollar demand.
