How to keep the next 'dash for cash' from crashing bond market
Preventing the $25 trillion U.S. Treasury market from seizing up in a future crisis, as it did at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, could mean having the Federal Reserve on standby for unlimited bond purchases when needed, a new analysis published Friday suggests. "US Treasuries are expected to provide excellent safe-haven services in a 'dash for cash' because of the anticipated depth and liquidity of the market in which they are traded, even during a crisis when many large investors are simultaneously liquidating their Treasuries," Stanford University business school pr...