lender of last resort
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Treasury, the global lender of last resort, is losing control of long-term rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The policy paper also endorsed substantially shrinking the Fed’s $6.7 trillion asset portfolio and limiting the central bank’s role as a lender of last resort in financial crises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
"The availability of a lender of last resort for central banks worldwide boosts confidence to invest, borrow and trade in euros, knowing that access will be there during market disruptions," she said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
Mr Drakeford said the Welsh government had "stepped in as the lender of last resort" when the WRU "weren't able to sustain" payments on an earlier Covid loan.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024
Binance’s founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao effectively laid out the possibility of a crypto-like central bank or deposit-insurance pool to be a lender of last resort to keep healthy firms from failing.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
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