Bottom line: the Fed is stuck at permanent zero and that means the carry trade is on. If we did have another panic, those swap lines would be handy because the Fed would again become the global lender of last resort.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Edward Harrison explains the carry trade and swap lines
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