Central banks use GSE debt to adjust portfolio-BIS

Central banks appear to be increasingly using agency securities in lieu of Treasurys to make necessary adjustments to their portfolios, the Bank for International Settlements said in a report released on Mar 5, 2001.

At the same time, developments in trading activity among the two debt sectors are likely adding to the liquidity of agency securities while decreasing that of Treasurys, according to the fourth quarter global debt report issued by the BIS, which acts as the central bank for the world

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