Peter Stella on the Feds Off-Balance Sheet Transactions and Public Financing of the COVID-19 Crisis

Published: June 8, 2020, 6:12 a.m.

Peter Stella is a former IMF official, where he led the Central Banking and Monetary and Foreign Exchange divisions, and he now hosts a webpage titled *Central Bank Archeology*. Peter is also a former guest of Macro Musings, and rejoins to talk about the COVID-19 crisis, central bank balance sheets, and more. David and Peter also discuss the dangers and challenges of the Fed\u2019s off-balance sheet transactions, how the government should approach crisis financing, and who should be managing the country\u2019s public debt.

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The transcript for the episode can be found here.

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Peter\u2019s Twitter: @Stellar_Consult

Peter\u2019s Voxeu profile:\xa0https://voxeu.org/users/peterstella0

Peter\u2019s Research Gate archive:\xa0https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter_Stella

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Related Links:

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Peter's *Central Bank Archaeology* website: https://www.centralbankarchaeology.com/

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*Macro Musings: Peter Stella on Debt, Safe Assets, and Central Bank Operations*

https://macromusings.libsyn.com/144-peter-stella-on-debt-safe-assets-and-central-bank-operations

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David\u2019s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com
David\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth