Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Fed's Balance Sheet & Quantitative Tightening
February 07, 2024
February 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12147) on Feb. 6, 2024, by macroeconomic policy specialist Marc Labonte.
Here are excerpts:
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The Fed's Balance Sheet and Quantitative Tightening
The size and composition of the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) balance sheet is a product of its monetary policy and lender-of-last-resort decisions. The Fed has responded to crises . . .
Here are excerpts:
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The Fed's Balance Sheet and Quantitative Tightening
The size and composition of the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) balance sheet is a product of its monetary policy and lender-of-last-resort decisions. The Fed has responded to crises . . .