Tsunami of Cash Threatens to Pin Funding Rates at 0% Until 2022 By Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- The amount cash sloshing around in U.S. dollar funding markets looks unlikely to abate anytime soon and that’s set to put downward pressure on short-term rates until next year unless officials act to alter the situation. That’s the view of strategists at Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)., who foresee further increases in usage of the Federal Reserve’s reverse repurchase agreement operation -- a facility that’s become a go-to place for parking cash. While it offers absolutely zero yield, the facility at least doesn’t charge investors for the privilege of keeping cash there, which is...
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