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Lombard list

The list of securities the central bank accepts as collateral in its own operations.

How to read the number

Inclusion raises demand for an issue: a bank can raise money from the regulator against such paper and therefore holds it more willingly.

When the metric lies

The list is revised, and removal hits an issue's liquidity immediately — regardless of whether anything changed in the issuer's credit quality.

Also known as: central bank collateral list, eligible collateral list

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