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European Central Bank Tools and Policy Actions B: Asset Purchase Programs

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Beginning in August 2007, the European Central Bank (ECB) used standard and non-standard monetary policies as the global financial markets progressed from initial turmoil to a widespread sovereign debt crisis. This case describes the key features of the ECB's asset purchase programs throughout the Global Financial Crisis and subsequent European sovereign debt crisis. These programs include the Covered Bond Purchase Programs (CBPP1, CBPP2, CBPP3), Securities Markets Program (SMP), Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT), Asset-backed Securities Purchase Program (ABSPP) and the Public Sector Purchase Program (PSPP). In combating the crises, the ECB designed various innovative programs which it successively employed as the crises progressed. While some programs proved highly effective, others were less so. A major program, the OMT, was challenged in court and ultimately found to be within the ECB's legal operating framework.:

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  • Metrick, Andrew, 2019. "European Central Bank Tools and Policy Actions B: Asset Purchase Programs," Journal of Financial Crises, Yale Program on Financial Stability (YPFS), vol. 1(3), pages 82-112, March.
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    Keywords

    ECB; Asset Purchases; Covered bonds; Global Financial Crisis; Eurocrisis; SMP; CBPP; PSPP; ABSPP;
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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