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市场“余钱”耗尽?美联储隔夜逆回购跌破300亿,创四年新低
Jin Shi Shu Ju·2025-08-15 00:40

Group 1 - The scale of funds parked in the Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) tool has dropped to its lowest level in over four years, raising market concerns about the cash held by banks at the Fed, which is a key indicator of liquidity conditions [1] - As of Thursday, 14 participating institutions had a total of $28.8 billion in the RRP, marking the lowest level since April 2021, with the number of bidding institutions also at its lowest since then [1] - The usage of the RRP tool has been declining as the U.S. Treasury issues more short-term debt to cover its growing deficit, drawing cash away from this critical backup funding source [1] Group 2 - Analysts estimate that by the end of August, RRP usage could approach zero, defining "exhaustion" as a range of $0 to $20 billion [2] - With the RRP balance nearing zero, there is little buffer left for banks, making reserves a focal point for market observation [2] - Since June 2022, the Federal Reserve has been reducing its bond holdings, with a slowdown in the pace of balance sheet reduction observed in April [2] Group 3 - Federal Reserve Governor Waller indicated that the Fed should be able to reduce bank reserve levels to around $2.7 trillion without putting pressure on bank reserves [3]