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How Central Banks Use Quantitative Easing for Crisis Response
Season 2 Episode 64
In this episode of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into quantitative easing — the unconventional policy tool central bank…
5 days, 13 hours ago
How Central Banks Use Triparty Repo for Liquidity
Season 2 Episode 63
Episode 63 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo drills into triparty repo—the plumbing the Fed and other central banks use to inject or drain li…
6 days ago
How Central Banks Use Lender of Last Resort Powers
Season 2 Episode 62
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the central bank's oldest and most dramatic role: lender of last resort. Using the 2008 rescue of Bear Stea…
6 days, 13 hours ago
How Central Banks Use Exchange Rate Pegs as Policy Tools
Season 2 Episode 61
Episode 61 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo dives into the mechanics and trade-offs of exchange rate pegs. Lucas and Luna break down how the…
1 week ago
Why the Fed Uses Standing Repo Facilities
Season 2 Episode 60
In this episode of Monetary Policy Explained, Lucas and Luna break down the Federal Reserve's Standing Repo Facility (SRF) and Standing Overnight Rev…
1 week ago
How Central Banks Use Helicopter Money
Season 2 Episode 59
In episode 59, Lucas and Luna explore helicopter money—the controversial idea of direct cash transfers from central banks to households. They drill i…
1 week, 1 day ago
How Negative Interest Rates Actually Work
Season 2 Episode 58
Episode 58 of Monetary Policy Explained digs into negative interest rate policy (NIRP), a controversial tool used by the European Central Bank, the B…
1 week, 1 day ago
How Central Banks Use Reverse Repos to Drain Liquidity
Season 2 Episode 57
Lucas and Luna break down the mechanics of reverse repurchase agreements — how central banks like the Fed use them to soak up excess cash from the fi…
1 week, 2 days ago
How Central Banks Use Standing Facilities to Anchor Rates
Season 2 Episode 56
Episode 56 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo dives into standing facilities—the lending and deposit windows central banks use to keep short-t…
1 week, 2 days ago
How Central Banks Use Open Market Operations to Steer the Economy
Season 2 Episode 55
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the mechanics of open market operations—the most frequently used tool in central banking. They break down h…
1 week, 3 days ago