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''US banking.''
Flight to quality describes the behaviour of investors in times of market stress, when they prefer very low-risk assets or asset classes.


Often referred to as the Federal Reserve or simply 'the Fed', the central banking system of the United States which sets, implements and supervises monetary policy (Federal Reserve Act of 1913) as well as supervising some banks.  
These assets or asset classes are sometimes known as 'safe havens'.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System]]
* [[Flight to liquidity]]
* [[Fed funds]]
* [[Flight to quality asset]]
* [[Federal Reserve Bank]]
* [[Flighty]]
* [[Federal Open Market Committee]]
* [[Gilts]]
* [[Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review]]
* [[Liquidity]]
* [[Safe haven]]
* [[Stress]]

Revision as of 15:49, 15 November 2016

Flight to quality describes the behaviour of investors in times of market stress, when they prefer very low-risk assets or asset classes.

These assets or asset classes are sometimes known as 'safe havens'.


See also