The US Federal Reserve, along with other major central banks which include the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank, has officially announced a concerted initiative aimed at increasing the flow of US dollars across the global financial system in order to keep credit flowing to families and businesses. The news was made last Sunday night.
Details of Sunday’s Announcement
Hours after the Swiss authorities allegedly organized an emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, the aforementioned joint statement was officially made public. According to reports, Credit Suisse, one of the 30 most significant banks in the world financial system, began losing money last week as a result of the collapse of investor and consumer confidence.
According to reports, the recent failure of the second and third largest American banks in history was what started the present market turbulence. According to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, this situation has been characterized as a threat intended to make it more difficult for people to obtain credit.
She went on to say that banks may be hesitant to lend if they are under pressure right no and it limits the flow of US dollars. She also asserted that credit might become scarcer and more expensive. On the other hand, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, asserted that “persistently elevated market tensions” would result in further tightening of loan conditions, which were already becoming more stringent in response to rising interest rates.
Possible Result of the Agreement and Flow of US Dollars
The agreements between two central banks to trade currencies are known as swap lines. According to this agreement, a central bank is permitted to acquire foreign currency from the central bank that issues it. Furthermore, such an agreement also permits distribution to local commercial banks.
The ECB claims that the aforementioned agreements are a crucial tool for maintaining financial stability and avoiding market volatility from harming the economy. According to reports, FED and other central banks will now make money available on a daily basis rather than a weekly basis. According to reports, this would start on Monday and go until the end of April.
In which the aforementioned swap lines between the central banks were supposedly intended to act as a collection of readily available standing facilities and as a crucial liquidity safety net to reduce pressures in international capital markets. As a result, the effects of such pressures on the availability of credit to consumers and companies would be lessened.
