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liquid asset

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  1. An asset in the form of money, or one that can be converted quickly into money.


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Same logic can be applied for the Fed that’s swapping T-bills for cash—trading one liquid asset for another.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Currently, gold does not qualify as a so-called Tier 1 high quality liquid asset.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

"Treasury securities remain the world's preeminent safe and liquid asset, and... the American economy is fundamentally strong," she said in a statement.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023

They probably already used it all up, because it was easily a liquid asset.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2022

Commercial loans will become the most liquid asset that member banks can hold, simply because they can be rediscounted with the Reserve Banks.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

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