New Monetary Policy Changes Transform Overnight Money Markets Dynamics
The article explores how changes in monetary and regulatory policies have impacted overnight money markets. The researchers found that the federal funds rate still influences unsecured funding rates, but its effect on the repo market has weakened. The introduction of ON RRP operations reduced volatility in funding rates. Changes in FDIC fees and Basel III regulations have increased financial-reporting-day effects in unsecured markets. However, these effects have lessened in the repo market due to lower dealer leverage. Additionally, the abundance of bank reserves has reduced the impact of reserve-maintenance on money market rates.