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> Oh sweet summer child. Answered below. Thank you for your condescension: it helped convince me the error of my ways… > Actually I see its 14 central banks t
by throw0101d 9mo ago
> Oh sweet summer child. Answered below.
Thank you for your condescension: it helped convince me the error of my ways…
> Actually I see its 14 central banks that have this USD FX swap facility (but the BoE, ECB, and BoJ are essentially uncapped).
* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46616169 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46616169
I am aware of swap lines, and how they were used in the GFC (2008/9) and COVID (2020/1):
* https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/central-bank-liquidity-swaps.htm https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/central-bank-l...
* https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/03/coordinated-central-bank-action-enhance-provision-us-dollar-liquidity/ https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/03/coordinated-central-bank...
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_bank_liquidity_swap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_bank_liquidity_swap
Swapping ≠ printing.
And if the US wants to cut swap lines, thus making people more nervous about using and holding USD, thus reducing USD as a considered safe haven… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- ta20240528 9mo agoYeah on second reading that was inappropriate. Mea culpa But they do - in the most literal sense - just add integers to both sides of the ledger. And then go out and buy stuff with it.