Open market operations
Open market operations are central-bank purchases or sales of securities, including temporary transactions such as repurchase agreements, used to manage banking-system reserves and short-term interest rates. Purchases generally add reserves, while sales generally remove them.
In a hypothetical operation, a central bank buys government securities from a bank and credits its reserve account, increasing banking-system reserves.
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