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Federal Reserve

Meaning

The Federal Reserve is the central banking system of the United States, responsible for conducting monetary policy, regulating banking institutions, maintaining the stability of the financial system, and providing financial services to depository institutions and the U.S. government. While not directly regulating most decentralized crypto assets, its macroeconomic policies, such as interest rate adjustments and quantitative easing, significantly influence traditional financial markets, which in turn affect investor sentiment and capital flows into digital assets. Its fundamental purpose is to foster a sound and efficient economy.
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Can the Contrasting Us and European Repo Market Structures Explain Their Divergent Performance during the 2008 Crisis?

The U.S. repo market's reliance on an agent-based model with intraday credit risk led to systemic fragility, while Europe's use of central clearing provided superior risk mutualization and stability.