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Federal Register · April 2, 2025
The title they went with Ongoing Data Collection of Non-Centrally Cleared Bilateral Transactions in the U.S. Repurchase Agreement Market Noisy translates that to

US Treasury extends deadline for banks to report risky repo trades

What happened
The US Treasury Department is giving certain financial companies more time to report their daily repurchase agreement transactions. These are trades that are not cleared through a central system, making them harder to track.
Why it matters
The US Treasury wants to see how much risk is building up in the 'repo' market, where banks lend and borrow cash using securities as collateral. This market is huge and largely invisible, and it played a role in the 2008 financial crisis. Extending the deadline means regulators will wait longer to get a full picture of these hidden risks.
The signal
Watch for the next compliance date and whether the Treasury grants further extensions, which would signal ongoing difficulty in collecting this data.
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