repurchase agreement
noun
re·pur·chase agreement
(ˌ)rē-ˈpər-chəs- 
: a contract giving the seller of securities (such as treasury bills) the right to repurchase after a stated period and the buyer the right to retain interest earnings
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Deposits, including repurchase agreements, were $5.1 billion, reflecting growth from the prior quarter and year-end 2023.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The central bank also cut the benchmark interest rate on seven-day reverse repurchase agreements by 20 basis points to 1.5%.
—Anniek Bao,sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
The share repurchase agreement, which has no expiration date, replaces a $60 billion buyback program announced in 2021.
—Andrew Pollack, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
But some said the incident exposed cracks in the multitrillion-dollar market for repurchase agreements, known as repo, where banks and hedge funds borrow cash mainly using Treasurys as collateral.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The central bank also cut the benchmark interest rate on seven-day reverse repurchase agreements by 20 basis points to 1.5%.
—Anniek Bao,sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
The share repurchase agreement, which has no expiration date, replaces a $60 billion buyback program announced in 2021.
—Andrew Pollack, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
But some said the incident exposed cracks in the multitrillion-dollar market for repurchase agreements, known as repo, where banks and hedge funds borrow cash mainly using Treasurys as collateral.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023
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“Repurchase agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repurchase%20agreement. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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