The most significant meetings took place on September 16 and October 28 – in the aftermath of the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers – and focused on the creation of bilateral currency-swap agreements aimed at ensuring adequate liquidity. The Fed would extend dollar credits to a foreign bank in exchange for its currency, which the foreign bank agreed to buy back after a specified period at the same exchange rate, plus interest.
最重要的会议召开于9月16日和10月28日——即美国投资银行雷曼兄弟倒闭后——主要议题是建立双边货币互换安排以确保充足的流动性。美联储扩大了用外国央行货币换取美元信用的规模，其中外国央行同意在规定时期后以相同汇率购回本币加上利息。这一安排给了多国央行——特别是欧洲的央行，由于美国投资者的逃离，它们面临着美元短缺——所需要的美元贷给苦苦挣扎的国内金融机构。