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The usage of security lending facilities under unconventional monetary policy : evidence from Sweden / Marianna Blix Grimaldi, David Vestin, Fabienne Schneider.FB3-5/2026-9E-PDF

"This paper examines the interaction between quantitative easing (QE) and the securities lending facility (SLF) using a detailed dataset on Riksbank QE purchases, Swedish DMO SLF transactions and OTC repo deals. A theoretical model further shows how excess demand for assets and search frictions shift the SLF from a backstop to a first-resort tool. Empirically and theoretically, we find that QE expansion is closely linked to higher SLF use. Narrowing spreads between SLF yields and market repo rates make the SLF yield a floor for secured lending, weakening ties to monetary policy benchmarks and potentially altering its transmission. QE announcements also increase SLF usage, raising moral hazard concerns. Theoretically, QE strengthens cash-borrowing dealers’ bargaining position and may reduce reliance on the repo market, with implications for market liquidity"--Abstract.

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Department/Agency
  • Bank of Canada, issuing body.
TitleThe usage of security lending facilities under unconventional monetary policy : evidence from Sweden / Marianna Blix Grimaldi, David Vestin, Fabienne Schneider.
Series title
  • Staff working paper = Document de travail du personnel, 1701-9397 ; 2026-9
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Cover title.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-46).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Bank of Canada = Banque du Canada, March 6, 2026.
  • ©2026
Author / Contributor
  • Grimaldi, Marianna, author.
Description1 online resource (64 pages) : graphs, figure.
Catalogue number
  • FB3-5/2026-9E-PDF
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