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Press Release
December 21, 2010

FOMC statement: Federal Reserve, European
Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of Canada,
Bank of England, and Swiss National Bank
announce extension of temporary U.S. dollar
liquidity swap facilities
For immediate release
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The Federal Open Market Committee has authorized an extension
through August 1, 2011, of its temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap
arrangements with the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the
European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the Swiss National
Bank. The swap arrangements, established in May 2010, had been
authorized through January 2011.
Information on the actions that will be taken by other central banks is
available at the following websites:
Bank of Canada
Bank of England
European Central Bank
Bank of Japan
Swiss National Bank

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