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RBA Glossary definition for repurchase agreement

repurchase agreement – The vehicle whereby most Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) domestic market operations are conducted. Repurchase agreements (usually called 'repos') involve the sale or purchase of securities with an undertaking to reverse the transaction at an agreed date in the future and at an agreed price. Repos provide flexibility in that they allow the RBA to inject liquidity on one day and withdraw it on another with a single transaction.

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The Provision of Systemic Liquidity Services by the Public Sector

27 Oct 2008 RDP 2008-06
Jonathan Kearns and Philip Lowe
RDP 2008-06: Promoting Liquidity: Why and How? 6. The Provision of Systemic Liquidity Services by the Public Sector. Jonathan Kearns and Philip Lowe. October 2008. Download the Paper 485. KB. To some extent, liquidity can be considered a public good.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2008/2008-06/pro-systemic.html

An Increase in Holdings of Liquid Assets

27 Oct 2008 RDP 2008-06
Jonathan Kearns and Philip Lowe
Reflecting these developments, the RBA has, over the past decade, broadened the range of assets it will accept in repurchase agreements (‘repos’) to include securities issued by financial institutions.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2008/2008-06/inc-holdings.html