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<\/p>\nThe Federal Reserve has committed to unlimited purchases of US Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities and set up additional lending tools to shore up struggling companies and financial markets.<\/i><\/p>\n
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The new moves, announced on Monday, add monetary firepower to America\u2019s efforts to support its economy through the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support households, businesses, and the US economy overall in this challenging time,\u201d the Fed said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile great uncertainty remains, it has become clear that our economy will face severe disruptions. Aggressive efforts must be taken across the public and private sectors to limit the losses to jobs and incomes and to promote a swift recovery once the disruptions abate,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
The Fed had originally planned to purchase at least $500bn in US Treasuries and at least $200bn in agency mortgage-backed securities. In recent days it has sped up the pace of these purchases, after earlier interventions failed to address strains that had emerged in both debt markets.<\/p>\n
By Friday, it had already completed roughly half of its planned Treasury purchases, as well as about a third for the agency mortgage-backed securities. Following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, its monetary policy setting committee, the US central bank is no longer putting a numerical cap on its purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities, instead signalling that it is prepared to act as much as necessary.<\/p>\n
The Fed also unveiled two new facilities that allow it to purchase corporate bonds, including new issues. Another facility called TALF \u2013 revived from the 2008 financial crisis \u2013 gives the Fed the ability to buy securities backed by student, car and credit-card loans, as well as loans to businesses through the Small Business Administration. The Fed also expanded existing programmes to ease strains in the markets for municipal debt and the short-term loans known as \u201ccommercial paper.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Fed also said it would soon announce a \u201cMain Street Business Lending Programme\u201d to lend directly to small businesses.<\/p>\n
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