safety valve
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Dot plots and macro projections serve as a pressure safety valve where disagreement can be hashed out, without harming the consistency of the policy message.
From Barron's
The safety valves are drained, reserves are lower — and your money-market fund is the first domino.
From MarketWatch
The control room sent a message to the emergency response center requesting more batteries so they could open the safety valves and vent the extra steam.
From Literature
Banks have more regularly tapped a Fed lending facility designed as a safety valve that lets them exchange securities for reserves, offering another sign of reserves becoming less ample.
In that incident, the board’s investigation found multiple safety failures, including a severely eroded safety valve that allowed flammable gases to dangerously seep into unwanted areas.
From Los Angeles Times
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