Payment System Disruptions and the Federal Reserve Following September 11, 2001 Jeffrey M. Lacker * Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Conference on the Economics of Payments Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta March 31, 2004 * The views expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond or the Federal Reserve System.
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Payment System Disruptions and the Federal ReserveFollowing September 11, 2001
Jeffrey M. Lacker*
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Conference on the Economics of PaymentsFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
March 31, 2004
*The views expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond or the Federal Reserve System.
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Lower ManhattanSeptember 15, 2001Source: Space Imaging
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Figure 1Account Balance Distribution, August 1 - September 20, 2001
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Figure 1Account Balance Distribution, August 1 - September 20, 2001
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Source: Daylight Overdraft Reporting and Pricing System, and author's calculations
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Figure 5Daily Fedwire Funds transfers for September 10-21, 2001 compared with August 2001
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Figure 5Daily Fedwire Securities transfers for September 10-21, 2001 compared with August
Source: FAME Database and EDDS, Board of Governors
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Fed statements
Fedwire is “fully operational at this time and will remain open until an orderly closing can be achieved.” Fedwire broadcast message 9:24 am ET, 9/11
“The discount window is available to meet liquidity needs.” Fedwire broadcast message 11:25 am ET, 9/11
“The Federal Reserve System is open and operating. The discount window is available to meet liquidity needs.” BOG press release, noon 9/11
“The Fed is the lender of last resort. If credit is needed to make transactions go, the Fed will provide it.” Governor Gramlich, to reporter in Tuscon, 9/11
“I’m sure that central bankers everywhere will do everything possible to maintain calm and seek to ensure the world economy functions smoothly in the face of this horrendous deed.”
FRBNY President McDonough, by phone from Basle, 9/11
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Table 1. Factors Affecting Account Balances of Depository Institutions, September 10-21, 2001
End of day balances, billion $
Date Term Overnight Check float Swap draws Currency Other Discount Overdrafts Balances
Notes: The PEAK daylight overdraft is determined by adding the account balances of all depository institutions in a negative position for each minute during the day and then selecting the largest negative end-of-minute balance. The aggregate AVERAGE daylight overdraft is the sum of all DI's average daylight overdrafts. A DI's average daylight overdraft is the sum of negative end of minute balances divided by total minutes in the standard Fedwire operating day. August is a monthly average of the daily data.
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Table 2. Summary Results of Repurchase Financing, September 12-19, 2001
Date Total Props Accepted Props High Bid Low Bid Stop-Out Weighted Avg(Billion $) (Billion $)