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Jim Osman

Liquidity Is an Illusion—And The Fed Can’t Save You This Time

Liquidity, until it vanishes, seems like a safety net. Markets froze in 2008 until the Fed dropped rates, guaranteed banks, and inundated the system with liquidity. When even Treasuries went no-bid in March 2020, the Fed came back with trillions in QE and emergency initiatives. Markets reacted both times as well.

But if that playbook falls apart?

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