Economics
ECB Provides Banks With $120 Billion to Prevent Squeeze
- New 98-day refinancing operation is part of stimulus plan
- Fresh funding designed as backstop for liquidity shortages
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Banks took 109.1 billion euros ($120 billion) from the European Central Bank in the first installment of interim financing designed to prevent money markets from seizing up during the coronavirus pandemic.