During the financial crisis that started in 2008, the Fed

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The Fed did all of the above during the 2008 financial crisis. They lowered short-term interest rates to almost zero percent, bought non-traditional assets like mortgage-backed securities to intervene in long-term markets and drive long-term interest rates down, and started paying interest to banks on the reserves they held with the Fed as a way to incentivize them to keep their reserves with the Fed and potentially increase lending.

During the Financial Crisis That Started in 2008, the Fed