How Big Is That Fed Liquidity Pump? $1.5 Trillion Or $5 Trillion?

Investment Advisor Representative - Sitka Pacific Capital Management • Mar 13, 2020 at 12:34 AM EDT

The Fed announced huge liquidity measures today. But how big? Is it $1.5 trillion or much higher?

CNBC reports Fed to pump in more than $1 trillion in the dramatic ramping up of market intervention amid coronavirus meltdown.

The Wall Street Journal says Fed to Inject $1.5 Trillion in Bid to Prevent ‘Unusual Disruptions’ in Markets.

Repurchase Agreement Operational Details

Today the Fed issued these Repurchase Agreement Operational Details

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Just watching the large Repos, before anything appears to expire I total $5 trillion in repos.

Is the schedule wrong, am I reading it wrong, or are the reports wrong?

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