Open and operating: providing liquidity to avoid a crisis

Bruce Champ ()

Economic Commentary, 2003, issue Feb 15

Abstract: The terrorist attacks of 9/11 triggered a staggering increase in demand for U.S. dollars all over the world, a demand that threatened to disrupt the American payments system but was met swiftly and successfully by the Federal Reserve. Earlier in the nation’s history, the system didn’t respond so well to severe shocks. This Commentary describes financial crises that occurred during one period in which the country had no central bank.

Keywords: Banks and banking - History; Financial crises; Liquidity (Economics) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003

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