In an earlier post, we noted that the volume of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) has dropped precipitously. One explanation I heard was that the Fed stopped supporting such paper, and indeed the CP Funding Facility (CPFF) program seems to be dwindling:
Is that enough to explain the drop in ABCP volume? A quick linear regression, over the period since the CPFF was launched, answers that question:
With an R squared of 88%, it does seem that the Fed was the life support to the ABCP market.
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