Japan MoF Confirms Readiness to Use FIMA Repo Facility for Market Liquidity Support

Japanese authorities signal preparedness to deploy Fed’s FIMA standing repo facility, accepting Treasuries as collateral for temporary dollar liquidity to ensure market order.

Woofun AI reports that the Japanese Ministry of Finance confirmed on X that monetary authorities possess multiple instruments to address market liquidity requirements. This includes the discretionary access to the Federal Reserve’s Foreign and International Monetary Authorities (FIMA) standing repo facility, which provides temporary U.S. dollar liquidity against U.S. Treasury security collateral. The ministry emphasized its constant readiness to deploy these available tools to maintain orderly market functioning when necessary.