Non-Operational Deposits
Non-Operational Deposits is a money-market funding concept used to assess the availability, stability, concentration or cost of short-term liquidity.
Non-Operational Deposits is a money-market funding concept used to assess the availability, stability, concentration or cost of short-term liquidity.
How Non-Operational Deposits works
In practice, the signal is shaped by collateral availability, counterparty balance sheets, central-bank operations, settlement needs and the maturity of funding. The concept is most informative when viewed across both secured and unsecured funding channels.
Why it matters in markets
Non-Operational Deposits matters because the money market is where daily liquidity is financed and monetary policy is transmitted. Friction here can quickly affect dealers, banks, bond financing and broader market liquidity.
How to interpret Non-Operational Deposits
Interpret Non-Operational Deposits relative to nearby money-market rates, collateral conditions and reserve availability. A persistent or cross-market move generally carries more information than a single end-of-day print caused by settlement timing or technical flows.
Limits and context
Non-Operational Deposits can be distorted by quarter-end balance-sheet constraints, holidays, settlement calendars, collateral scarcity or central-bank operations. A single observation should therefore not be treated as a standalone stress signal.
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