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Coronavirus - The VAR shock

Published on: March 16, 2020 • Duration: 6 minutes

Over the last few sessions, funding issues and the unwind of rules-based funds have added to the economic distress caused by coronavirus. The Fed is trying to implement a strategy that helps to smooth out these VAR and funding shocks, but with little success so far.

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