CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Federal Reserve's back-end payment system that banks, government entities and investors rely on to transfer cash temporarily went dark on Wednesday.
The Fed blamed an “operational error” for FedWire's collapse. FedWire services went down starting at around 12:40 p.m. EST and were restored by 3:15 p.m. EST, according to the central bank.
FedWire is the central bank's real-time wire-transfer service that is used to send large sums of cash between banks, federal and state governments as well as banks that need to clear funds.
The Fed is primarily known for setting interest rates and its supervisory role for banks and other financial services company. But it also plays a critical role of providing clearing services between major banks. Trillions of dollars move through the FedWire infrastructure each day.
“We are restoring services and are communicating with all Federal Reserve Financial Services customers about the status of operations,” said Fed spokesman Jim Strader.
Before you make your next trade, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis.
Our team has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and none of the big name stocks were on the list.
They believe these five stocks are the five best companies for investors to buy now...
See The Five Stocks Here
Need to stretch out your 401K or Roth IRA plan? Use these time-tested investing strategies to grow the monthly retirement income that your stock portfolio generates.
Get This Free Report
