Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

That's where the Fed and other central banks come in. When the financial system seizes up, they can step in — because they can print cash! — and prevent a self-reinforcing downward spiral. Often the promise that they will intervene if necessary ("whatever it takes") is enough 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 19, 2020

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The answer is that the people/institutions who have the knowledge to buy also tend to already own a lot of the assets in question. When prices crash, they're left without cash or the collateral to borrow, so they can't play their usual stabilizing role 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 19, 2020

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Has the Fed ever abused this power? No. Right-wing complaints about the Fed's role have tended to be along the lines of "We're supposed to be having a crisis but the Fed is preventing it" which is not exactly a bad thing. 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 19, 2020