Explainer: Helicopters? Bailouts? Central banks move to stem coronavirus crisis
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LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central banks are pulling out all the stops to try to shield their economies from the new coronavirus pandemic, raising questions about whether they risk crossing a line by bailing out governments that are massively raising their spending.Below is a summary of what leading central banks are doing and the possible dangers of such huge emergency measures to support their economies through the new coronavirus crisis. THE UNITED STATES The U.S. Federal Reserve, having..