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Many saw the US Federal Reserve’s decision to lend hundreds of billions of dollars to certain central banks at the height of the coronavirus crisis as pivotal in preventing further calamity in global markets. Brad Setser, senior fellow for international economics at the Council of Foreign Relations, gives a great deal of credit to the Fed for its forceful intervention. But if markets begin to see the US central bank as a global lender of last resort, there may be a greater risk of imprudent behaviour and more political tumult in the US.
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A temporary forum created by the European Central Bank to discuss the proposed European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project will hold its first meeting in September.
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A technical issue around the data submission meant that the euro area short term rate (€STR) did not have enough data to be calculated in the usual way this morning, forcing the ECB to use its contingency method.
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European Union member states have begun applying for loans from the bloc’s €100bn Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) package. Unlike with other European rescue lending facilities, countries seem less concerned with the reputational damage of asking for a share of this cash, writes Lewis McLellan.
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Krupa to replace Cabannes at SG — JP Morgan reshuffles activist defence business — Credit Suisse gives Cohen new position
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Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, has announced that negative rates are “part of the toolbox” but that he sees no reason to make use of them yet.