Fed Sheds $20 Billion in Assets in August, Relentlessly Sloughs Off MBS, Adds Some Treasuries, Starts Shift to Short-Term T-Bills by Wolf Richter • Sep 5, 2019 • 106 Comments QE Unwind continues via the sharp drop in MBS.
Fed Sheds $38 Billion in Treasuries and MBS in June, Dumps MBS at Record Pace, Exceeding “Cap” for First Time by Wolf Richter • Jul 6, 2019 • 93 Comments Where is the Fed’s “U-Turn” that Wall Street promised us?
Fed Balance Sheet Drops by $42 Billion in May, Sheds MBS at Fastest Pace, Starts the Reverse of Operation Twist by Wolf Richter • Jun 6, 2019 • 56 Comments But where the heck is the “U-Turn?”
Fed’s QE Unwind Continues at Full Speed in April by Wolf Richter • May 3, 2019 • 85 Comments Fed sheds $46 Billion, Total QE Unwind Reaches $580 Billion. Assets drop to lowest level since Nov 2013.
Fed’s QE Unwind Reaches $535 Billion, Balance Sheet Drops to $3.94 Trillion, Old Autopilot Still Engaged by Wolf Richter • Apr 4, 2019 • 78 Comments Then there’s the sinkhole of $1.5 trillion in MBS and $617 billion in Treasuries that mature in over 10 years.
Fed’s New Balance Sheet Plan: Get Rid of MBS by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2019 • 116 Comments In relationship to GDP, the balance sheet will continue to shrink until some magic unknown point is reached.
Fed’s QE Unwind Reaches $501 Billion, Balance Sheet Falls Below $4 Trillion. “Autopilot” Engaged by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2019 • 97 Comments The albatross of $617 billion in bonds that mature in over 10 years.
What the Fed Actually Said About Ending the QE Unwind by Wolf Richter • Feb 21, 2019 • 42 Comments A plan is forming with a slow-motion component, and everyone wants to get rid of MBS
Fed’s QE Unwind Reaches $434 Billion, Remains on “Autopilot” by Wolf Richter • Feb 7, 2019 • 51 Comments Getting rid of MBS faster and shifting to short-term Treasury bills will be on the list.
Fed’s QE Unwind to Continue on Autopilot, Rate Hikes on Hold for “Common-Sense Risk Management”: Powell by Wolf Richter • Jan 30, 2019 • 111 Comments QE may restart only if things get really ugly – think Financial Crisis.
