Financial journalists have a difficult job. This is particularly true when they are commenting on markets. These are complex, subtle and dynamic systems which journalists have to observe from the outside. Their problems are usually compounded by lack any direct experience of markets and a paucity of professional or academic literature to consult. If journalists…
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The FT, the Fed and the FRRP
An article in the FT on 21 March reported that “The Federal Reserve has assumed a much bigger role in a key funding market that had long been a prime component of the unregulated shadow banking system, reflecting central bank concerns that it poses a systemic risk”. The market, identified only as the repo market,…