Federal Reserve Bonds

The Federal Reserve is considering issuing its own debt for the first time, a move that would give the central bank additional flexibility as it tries to stabilize rocky financial markets.

Fed Weighs Debt Sales of Its Own - WSJ.com

Can anyone explain why the printing press needs to borrow money?

because the fed is more than just a printing press.

godoftrading said:

Can anyone explain why the printing press needs to borrow money?

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Think about what the effect of the Fed issuing debt would be. It would drain reserves from the system - something they're going to be wanting to do at some point in the not-too-distant future, I should think.