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A new facility, a month-long sterling loan, is to be launched to solve the potential fund risk in euro area. Although it may not be so useful because large amount of debts will be due in 2012 and the new facility is not expected to meet that large demand, it really provides new ways to loosen liquidity tense. There has been another similar facity, the discount window, which renders gilts instead of cash with the potential risk of reputation. The month-long loan new facility aims to provide for a rainy day with a penalty rate of at least 125 basis points above its benchmark rate of 0.5 per cent compared to the interbank rate of 0.75 per cent for unsecured loans.
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