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appreciate the thorough explanation… how might this system break?
at what point can the central bank no longer “stomach infinite losses”?
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The currency breaks. The more they do so, the more they undermine trust in the currency.
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The sole fact that they can "stomach infinite losses" tells you how wrong this system is.
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The Federal Reserve provides dollar swap lines to major central banks, such as the European Central Bank (ECB). The process works as follows:
This arrangement ensures that the financial system remains stable, and the banks can manage their dollar deposits without resorting to selling off US Treasuries.