Joseph Wang

Central Banking contributing editor Joseph Wang is a former senior trader on the US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Trading Desk, where he implemented monetary policy and studied the mechanics of the US dollar financial system. He is the author of Central banking 101, and proprietor of Fed Guy, an educational site for those interested in financial plumbing. He holds degrees in both law and finance, and has over a decade of experience spanning regulation, capital markets and monetary policy.

Articles by Joseph Wang

Unconventional monetary policy

Defending the basis

Benefits of additional Treasury liquidity may outweigh potential intervention costs during a hypothetical panic, writes Joseph Wang

21 Nov 2023

Unconventional monetary policy

Some new monetary frictions

Negative net interest is set to hit Fed earnings with monetary and fiscal policy implications

28 Sep 2022

Reserves

Rethinking sovereign risk

‘Risk-free’ assets now include the possibility of complete confiscation with no recourse

02 Mar 2022

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