Historical Events tagged with "Federal Reserve"

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Economics & Industry

Spike in Lending Rates Triggers Fed Repo Operations

September 16th, 2019 5 years ago

In mid-September, an unexpected spike in overnight lending rates in the U.S. financial markets prompted the Federal Reserve to intervene by conducting repurchase agreement (repo) operations. This action was aimed at providing liquidity to ensure that the banking system remained stable and to alleviate the pressures in the short-term funding markets. The Federal Reserve took this step to boost the effectiveness of its monetary policy tools amidst rising borrowing costs.

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