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Federal Reserve to set up lending facility for central banks

by Economics Writer
| March 31, 2020 6:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will lend dollars to overseas central banks in exchange for Treasury securities, the latest effort by the Fed to hold down interest rates and ensure financial markets can function.

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