The Fed and the Overnight Reverse Repurchase Agreement

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The U.S. Central Bank has all sorts of ways to manage interest rates. One mechanism is called the overnight reverse repurchase agreement. It's basically a way for the Fed to put a floor under yields for short-term debt. This reverse repo facility, as it's called, is used mostly by money market fund managers.

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