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Demand in the Repo Market: Indirect Perspectives from Open Market Operations from 2006 to 2020

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  • Chris Becker

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

  • Anny Francis

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

  • Calebe de Roure

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

  • Brendan Wilson

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

Abstract

In Australia repurchase (repo) obligations are traded bilaterally 'over-the-counter' between parties, rather than on an exchange. As a result, it is difficult to obtain quotes of executable prices, trading volumes, and related data that are representative of the market. Market conditions are therefore not easy to assess and often dependent on anecdotal evidence. Over the years, the Reserve Bank of Australia has published data and analysis of the repo market by providing indirect perspectives using data from its own open market operations that are conducted using repos. This paper contributes to this work. The Reserve Bank conducts open market operations to manage liquidity in the interbank market, provide settlement balances for the smooth functioning of the payments system, and for the implementation of monetary policy. Repos are an integral part of these operations. The eligible private sector counterparties in these auctions have a variety of reasons for participating. We arrange their bids in an ascending order in a number of distinct phases so that they can be used to make inferences about the demand for repo and hence market operations. Several insights allow us to better understand the dynamics underpinning the repo market. The findings mainly relate to the period prior to the implementation of unconventional monetary policies in March 2020.

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  • Chris Becker & Anny Francis & Calebe de Roure & Brendan Wilson, 2024. "Demand in the Repo Market: Indirect Perspectives from Open Market Operations from 2006 to 2020," RBA Research Discussion Papers rdp2024-03, Reserve Bank of Australia.
    • Handle: RePEc:rba:rbardp:rdp2024-03
    DOI: 10.47688/rdp2024-03
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    Keywords

    monetary policy; repurchase agreement; liquidity management; open market operations; money market;
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    JEL classification:

    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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