John Caldwell|The Fed's radical new bank band-aid

2025-05-04 23:01:07source:Chainkeencategory:My

Given the rough time banks were having last month,John Caldwell the Federal Reserve rolled out a new plan that gives banks a new way to borrow money. It's called the Bank Term Funding Program and while it's a boon for banks, it has costs and risks.

Today, we uncover what makes the Bank Term Funding Program a unique wrench in the Fed's toolkit.

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