Banks tap Fed Standing Repo Facility in record numbers amid month-end pressures

ReutersLast Updated: Nov 01, 2025, 09:36:00 AM IST

Synopsis

The Federal Reserve's Standing Repo Facility loaned a record $50.35 billion on Friday to address month-end liquidity pressures in short-term funding markets. Two operations saw the facility lend $30 billion and $20.35 billion, respectively, to eligible financial firms facing temporary cash needs.

The Federal Reserve loaned a record level of cash from its Standing Repo Facility Friday as short-term funding markets navigated month end pressures.

In the second of two operations, the Standing Repo Facility lent $30 billion to eligible financial firms, after lending $20.35 billion in an SRF operation earlier in the day. Month end often brings volatile and transitory needs for liquidity from market participants.

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