Japan's finance ministry said on Saturday monetary authorities have multiple tools to meet market liquidity needs, including discretionary use of the Federal Reserve's Foreign and International Monetary Authorities (FIMA) standing repo facility, which accepts U.S. Treasuries as collateral to provide temporary dollar liquidity. The ministry said it stands ready to deploy available tools as needed to support orderly market functioning.

2026-08-01

Japan's finance ministry said on Saturday monetary authorities have multiple tools to meet market liquidity needs, including discretionary use of the Federal Reserve's Foreign and International Monetary Authorities (FIMA) standing repo facility, which accepts U.S. Treasuries as collateral to provide temporary dollar liquidity. The ministry said it stands ready to deploy available tools as needed to support orderly market functioning.