Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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Global central banks set regular dollar auctions: Fed
By Greg Robb
Last update: 8:15 a.m. EDT Oct. 7, 2008
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Global central banks have set a schedule for dollar liquidity auctions that will take place every two weeks through the end of the year, the Federal Reserve announced Tuesday. These auctions include 28-day and 84-day loans and "forward auctions" of cash loans designed to bridge over the year-end. As part of the coordination, the Fed announced its schedule for cash auctions.
Yesterday, the Fed said it planned to double the size of its lending to the banking system to a possible $900 billion at the end of the year