Federal Reserve Bonds

[godoftrading]

The Federal Reserve is considering issuing its own debt for the first time, a move that would give the central bank additional flexibility as it tries to stabilize rocky financial markets.

Fed Weighs Debt Sales of Its Own - WSJ.com

Can anyone explain why the printing press needs to borrow money?

 

[N Rothschild]

because the fed is more than just a printing press.

 

[Rhody Trader]

Can anyone explain why the printing press needs to borrow money?

Think about what the effect of the Fed issuing debt would be. It would drain reserves from the system - something they're going to be wanting to do at some point in the not-too-distant future, I should think.