Federal Reserve security transactions that have the effect of expanding and contracting the United States money supply and adjusting market interest rates.
Central Bank operations in the markets to influence exchange and interest rates.
Purchases and sales of government and certain other securities in the open market by the New York Federal Reserve Bank as directed by the FOMC in order to influence the volume of money and credit in the economy. Purchases inject reserved into the bank system and stimulate growth of money and credit; sales have the opposite effect. Open market operations are the Federal Reserve's most important and most flexible monetary policy tool.
The purchase or sale of government bonds by the Federal Reserve in order to change commercial banks reserves.
The buying and selling of government bonds by the Federal Reserve to control bank reserves and the money supply; an important monetary policy tool. (See also Monetary policy.)
The buying and selling of government and government agency securities by the Federal Open Market Committee for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the level of bank reserves to effect control of the money supply.
Federal securities are bought and sold in order to affect the money supply. When the Federal Reserve Bank of New York buys back Treasury bills, its money flows into the coffers of commercial banks. This act increases the banks' loanable reserves, allowing an increase in the nation's money supply.
Market transactions (buying or selling) in securities by the central bank.
The Federal Reserve Bank's sale or re-purchase of government securities in the financial markets. Such actions influence liquidity and the availability of credit, by controlling how much money is in the national economy. The Fed normally try to increase liquidity during periods of recession, so as to stimulate economic activity and investment. On the other hand, the Fed normally tries to reduce liquidity when it needs to control inflation.
Open market operations are a process used by Central Banks whereby they manipulate the level of liquidity available to commercial banks by buying/selling short-term instruments. By selling short term instruments the Central bank drains liquidity, as cash is transferred from commercial banks operational reserves. By buying short term instruments the Central Bank increases liquidity, injecting cash into operational reserves. This increase in liquidity - an increase in the supply of money - causes the interbank rate to fall and leads to a general increase in loans extended and in securities purchased. This is because the availability of funds has increased and their cost has decreased. This supply effect accentuates the reduction in yields on all securities caused by the Central Banks initial increase in demand for bills. By selling short term instruments the Central Bank stimulates the reverse price effect.
central banks' purchase or sale of government bonds in the open market
The buying and selling of government securities by the Reserve Bank of Australia in order to affect the money supply.
The activity of the Federal Open Market Committee, on behalf of the Federal Reserve Banking System, to arrange outright purchases and sales of government and agency securities, matched sale/ purchase agreements, in order to promote financial policy of the Federal Reserve Board.
Purchases and sales of government securities and certain other securities in the open market, through the Domestic Trading Desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as directed by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), to influence the volume of money and credit in the economy. Purchases inject reserves into the banking system and stimulate growth of money and credit; sales do the opposite.
The buying and selling of government securities in the open market in order to expand or contract the amount of money in the banking system. Purchases inject money into the banking system and stimulate growth while sales of securities do the opposite.
Open market operations are the means of implementing monetary policy by which a central bank controls its national money supply by buying and selling government securities, or other instruments. Monetary targets, such as interest rates or exchange rates, are used to guide this implementation.
