open-market operations

British  

plural noun

1. finance the purchase and sale on the open market of government securities by the Bank of England for the purpose of regulating the supply of money and credit to the economy

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Example Sentences

The Fed draws its funding from regional reserve banks and open-market operations rather than Congressional appropriations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zief added: “We wouldn’t be surprised to see similar activity at future month-ends unless the Fed starts adding liquidity through open-market operations — something they’ll likely do, but probably not until early next year.”

From MarketWatch

Morgan Private Bank, Velis said he expects the Fed to intervene in funding markets in early 2026 by using open-market operations.

From MarketWatch

“Open-market operations were used all the time before the pandemic,” Velis said.

From MarketWatch

Velis said it’s possible the Fed could “test out” the response to renewed open-market operations around “key dates” when liquidity tends to dry up and rates can get out of hand.

From MarketWatch