At the most recent FOMC meeting, the FOMC directed the Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York Fed) to, when appropriate, increase SOMA securities holdings to maintain an ample level of reserves through reserve management purchases (RMPs) of Treasury bills and, if needed, other Treasury securities with remaining maturities of 3 years or less. Additionally, the FOMC directed the Desk to continue to reinvest all principal payments received from the Federal Reserve’s holdings of agency securities into Treasury bills.
Monthly RMP amounts are designed to maintain reserves within the ample range and are based on the Desk’s projections for reserve demand and supply, as well as its assessment of current and prospective money market conditions. RMP amounts are not on a preset course and may vary from month to month depending on reserves and money market developments. For more information see FAQs: Reserve Management Purchases and Reinvestment Purchases.
The Desk's tentative monthly Treasury securities secondary transaction amounts and operational schedules are shown below. The table indicates whether operations for the monthly period are being conducted for small value purposes. In addition, historical operational results, including information on the transaction prices in individual operations, are shown in the table below at the end of each monthly period. Announcements with details on the day's operation will be posted to the Treasury Securities Operations page at the start of each operation; results will be posted there after the close of each operation.
