Fed to inject up to $150 bln in repo for critical year-end

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By Karen Brettell

Dec 31 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will inject as much as $150 billion into the overnight repurchase agreement market on Tuesday in its final operation for 2019 in a bid to offset a scramble for funds over the crucial year-end period.

Banks and investors borrow in the repo market to finance asset purchases and other business expenses, but the availability of loans over year-end can dry up as banks pare back risk taking.

The New York Federal Reserve has been injecting liquidity into the repo market to reduce the chance of funding stress after a flare-up in September sent the cost of overnight loans as high as 10%, more than four times the Fed’s rate at the time. That has caused particular concern about the year end.

The cost of borrowing overnight was steady on Monday, appearing to indicate the Fed may have headed off a funding squeeze.

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Still, with one last hurdle to clear before year end, markets were still anticipating

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Fed to inject up to $150 bln in repo for critical year-end