Sleeping on the left also allows much of the intestines to hang away from the very thin-walled inferior vena cava (IVC) which brings venous blood back toward the heart. Interestingly, the IVC lies against the right side of the spine, so when you lie on the left much of the viscera falls away from the IVC.
What is a 'Repurchase Agreement - Repo'. A repurchase agreement (repo) is a form of short-term borrowing for dealers in government securities. The dealer sells the government securities to investors, usually on an overnight basis, and buys them back the following day.
The volume of repo transactions in the United States is large. A repo typically accompanies a transfer of financial assets when the transferor wants to maintain ownership of the assets in the long term but needs cash to use in the short term. One problem, three fixes.