Repos
Riksbank abandons negative rates
Swedish central bank increases repo rate by 25 basis points, but two board members dissent
New York Fed expands year-end repo operations
More cash to be made available both overnight and in term repos
Banks’ repo muscles may have ‘atrophied’ – Borio
BIS report highlights impact on market functioning from Fed and ECB easing action
Signs of US banks’ year-end funding concerns continue
New York Fed’s second 42-day term operation oversubscribed by $18 billion
Fed’s supervision may have added to repo turmoil, Quarles says
Republican lawmaker concerned for financial stability if “bad regulation” is driving monetary policy
Will the Fed pass its year-end funding test?
An unprecedented rate spike in September prompted the Fed to inject billions into funding markets. But will its efforts be enough to foil year-end pressures? Could opening the standing repo facility to foreign central banks help?
Bank of Canada plans new emergency liquidity facility
Facility designed in response to new threats, such as cyber and extreme weather events
FOMC considering repo market tools, minutes show
Meeting participants worried that standing repo tool might create moral hazard
NY Fed unveils new measures to tackle year-end funding pressures
Fed is expecting a “sharp increase” in flows out of reserves during December, statement says
Fed stands ready to ease year-end funding squeeze, says Logan
New York Fed prepared to adjust recent market operations, says markets chief
Turkish central bank supplies lire through stock exchange
Governor acknowledges unconventional short-term liquidity provision, as traditional repo operations come to a halt
Fed considering tools to help flow of reserves in the system
Remarks are some of the most detailed Jerome Powell has made on financial plumbing issues
Fed expands daily repo operations
Recent auctions show banks still have a strong demand for liquidity following last month’s rate spike
St Louis Fed president calls for standing repo facility
Facility would solve “almost all” of the Fed’s problems in controlling rates, James Bullard says
Fed unveils plan for ‘technical’ asset purchases
New York Fed will buy Treasuries “at least into the second quarter of next year”
World risks ‘global liquidity crunch’, former BIS officials warn
“Urgent action” needed to prevent crisis, say Philip Turner and André Icard
BoE FPC: Markets may ‘jump to illiquidity’ if stressed
Debt and “structural illiquidity” could amplify global shocks, warns committee
Fed opts for asset purchases as liquidity solution
Central bank chooses not to address possible plumbing issues – at least for now
RBI weighs reforms to liquidity framework
Report recommends retaining the corridor system and simplifying operations
Financial plumbing might be ‘rusty or clogged’ – Philadelphia Fed president
Patrick Harker calls for review of the US’s money market plumbing
Demand wanes for NY Fed repo operations
Term repo was undersubscribed today and overnight repo saw lower demand
NY Fed president sends warning on Libor transition
Firms “sticking their metaphorical heads in the sand” must act now, Williams says
Economists propose solutions to Fed’s liquidity problem
New York Fed prepares for sustained series of interventions in coming weeks
New York Fed injects liquidity for third straight day
Operation was oversubscribed for second day in a row, with banks requesting $83 billion