The ILTR take up this week was GBP6.344bln - surpassing the GBP5.085bln seen two weeks ago - and the highest level since the week of the first Covid lockdown. This is also the largest net weekly increase in ILTR usage in that time - increasing by GBP5.004bln. All bids were accepted by the BOE with no increase in clearing spreads above the minimum levels.
Assuming unchanged STR usage on Thursday (which cannot be assured after 3 of the last 4 weeks saw drops in usage), this would put repo balances at a new record high for the week of GBP124.4bln.
We think that ahead of the change to the ILTR spread for Level A collateral changing from Bank Rate +0bp to Bank Rate +3bp in November (date still TBC) that 6-month repo rates are getting locked in now.