On its own the formation of such a fund is by no means a panacea. Many in the markets have pointed to the problems the Treasury could have agreeing on a price for assets – most of which will be tough to value in the first place. If a price can be agreed, the next worry is whether once banks offload these assets their balance sheets will be in sufficiently good shape to resume lending.
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