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

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

Open-market operations, in which central banks buy and sell securities, used to focus on debt maturing in less than three months; now they cover bond yields at much longer maturities.

From Economist