reserves

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If banks feel that reserves are “scarce,” it could be a repeat of the tremendous upward pressure on overnight market interest rates in September 2019, and could stress the financial system.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The Fed relies on ample reserves to set policy rates.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Its weak point has been low petrol reserves.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The forecast includes emergency releases from strategic petroleum reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Many of Alexandra’s first settlers came from the tribal reserves, where they could no longer eke out a living, to seek work in the city of gold.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane