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Fed official says central bank is ready to intervene to stabilize -- that is, defeat -- markets

Section: Daily Dispatches

Hardly a surprise, since the Fed long has been intervening surreptitiously to defeat the gold market. 

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Federal Reserve 'Absolutely' Ready to Help Stabilize Market if Needed, Top Official Says

By Claire Jones and Kate Duguid
Financial Times, London
Friday, April 11, 2025

The Federal Reserve "would absolutely be prepared" to deploy its firepower to stabilize financial markets should conditions become disorderly, according to one of the central bank’s top officials.

Susan Collins, head of the Boston Fed, said "markets are continuing to function well" and that "we're not seeing liquidity concerns overall." But she said the central bank "does have tools to address concerns about market functioning or liquidity should they arise."

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"We have had to deploy, quite quickly, various tools" she told the Financial Times, referring to past interventions to address chaotic conditions in markets. "We would absolutely be prepared to do that as needed."

Collins' remarks come amid a week of intense turbulence in U.S markets after President Donald Trump launched a global trade war, triggering fears of recession. Selling that began in Wall Street stocks last week has now cascaded into the $29 trillion Treasury market, which sits at the heart of the global financial system. ...

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https://www.ft.com/content/0273371d-b90c-43e4-845a-e51982dd4fdf

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