Fed Expands Repo to $1 Trillion Per Day to Avert Liquidity Crunch

Fed Expands Repo to $1 Trillion Per Day to Avert Liquidity Crunch
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 21, 2018. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The Federal Reserve has expanded its short-term lending program, known as repo, to $1 trillion, and extended it by a month.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a statement that it will supply the funds in two $500 billion operations—one in the morning and one in the afternoon—each business day, until April 13.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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