# Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System : Documents Relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Federal Reserve Board Announces the Extensions of Its Temporary U.S. Dollar Liquidity Swap Lines and the Temporary Repurchase Agreement Facility for Foreign and International Monetary Authorities (FIMA Repo Facility) through March 31, 2021, July 29, 2020 | FRASER | St. Louis Fed

> The Federal Reserve extended its temporary dollar liquidity swap lines and the FIMA repo facility for foreign central banks through March 31, 2021. The move keeps dollar funding available to international monetary authorities.

- Date: 2020-07-29 · published 2020-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52301-board-of-governors-of-the-federal-reserve-system-documents-relating-to-the
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Easing dollar funding stress helps keep global trade finance flowing, but the announcement itself is a routine policy extension with limited direct price impact on feed.

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## Sources

- fraser.stlouisfed.org: https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/archival-collection/board-governors-federal-reserve-system-6116/federal-reserve-board-announces-extensions-temporary-us-dollar-liquidity-swap-lines-temporary-repurchase-agreement-facility-foreign-international-monetary-authorities-fima-repo-facility-march-31-2021-594551

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