repurchase agreement
noun
re·pur·chase agreement
(ˌ)rē-ˈpər-chəs- 
: a contract giving the seller of securities (such as treasury bills) the right to repurchase after a stated period and the buyer the right to retain interest earnings
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But some said the incident exposed cracks in the multitrillion-dollar market for repurchase agreements, known as repo, where banks and hedge funds borrow cash mainly using Treasurys as collateral.
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Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023
Money markets aren’t much different, and the Fed now provides them with the ultra-safe option of parking cash at its reverse repurchase agreement facility.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
For the first time since November, banks tapped the Fed’s foreign repurchase agreement facility for $60 billion.
—Craig Torres, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
JPMorgan is using blockchain in repurchase agreement markets.
—Greg Ritchie, Bloomberg.com, 1 Feb. 2023
Last Friday, bank-to-bank dealing in the overnight repurchase agreement market hit a record of more than $900 billion.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
The overnight reverse repurchase agreement, or reverse repo, facility has allowed the Fed to sop up excess liquidity from the economy by giving banks or big money managers a way to park cash and earn a return.
—Telis Demos, WSJ, 2 June 2022
But the Fed has been raising other interest rates as well, including one with a dismal name: the reverse repurchase agreement, a.k.a. the reverse repo rate.
—New York Times, 12 June 2022
The Fed made a separate technical move to expand the limit per counterparty on what is known as an overnight reverse repurchase agreement.
—Telis Demos, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2021
Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023
Money markets aren’t much different, and the Fed now provides them with the ultra-safe option of parking cash at its reverse repurchase agreement facility.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
For the first time since November, banks tapped the Fed’s foreign repurchase agreement facility for $60 billion.
—Craig Torres, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
JPMorgan is using blockchain in repurchase agreement markets.
—Greg Ritchie, Bloomberg.com, 1 Feb. 2023
Last Friday, bank-to-bank dealing in the overnight repurchase agreement market hit a record of more than $900 billion.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
The overnight reverse repurchase agreement, or reverse repo, facility has allowed the Fed to sop up excess liquidity from the economy by giving banks or big money managers a way to park cash and earn a return.
—Telis Demos, WSJ, 2 June 2022
But the Fed has been raising other interest rates as well, including one with a dismal name: the reverse repurchase agreement, a.k.a. the reverse repo rate.
—New York Times, 12 June 2022
The Fed made a separate technical move to expand the limit per counterparty on what is known as an overnight reverse repurchase agreement.
—Telis Demos, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2021
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