加量续作，央行今日开展8000亿元买断式逆回购操作｜快讯

Core Viewpoint - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) is injecting liquidity into the market through various monetary policy tools, including a significant increase in reverse repos, to maintain ample liquidity in the banking system during February, a month typically characterized by high credit demand [1][2]. Group 1: Reverse Repo Operations - On February 4, the PBOC conducted an 800 billion yuan reverse repo operation with a term of three months, marking the first increase in this type of operation in four months, indicating a proactive approach to inject medium-term liquidity into the market [1]. - The operation was necessitated by the maturity of 700 billion yuan in three-month reverse repos in February, resulting in a net increase of 100 billion yuan in liquidity for the month [1]. Group 2: Market Liquidity and Economic Analysis - According to Dong Ximiao, Chief Economist at Zhongan, February is a month with concentrated bank credit issuance, compounded by cash withdrawal demands before the Spring Festival, leading to increased liquidity needs in the market [1]. - Dong Ximiao anticipates that around February 15, the PBOC will conduct a six-month reverse repo operation, potentially maintaining or increasing the current liquidity levels [1]. - The PBOC has been consistently injecting liquidity through various tools, including a 900 billion yuan one-year Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) operation in January, which resulted in a net liquidity injection of 700 billion yuan [2]. Group 3: January Liquidity Injection Details - In January, the PBOC's liquidity injection included a net MLF injection of 700 billion yuan, a net outflow of 79 billion yuan from the Standing Lending Facility (SLF), and a net injection of 641 billion yuan from other structural monetary policy tools [2]. - The open market operations in January also included a net injection of 1 billion yuan from government bond transactions and a net injection of 1.678 billion yuan from seven-day reverse repos [2].