Why The Fed Could Shrink Its Balance Sheet Again (And Markets Might Not Notice)
Source: SeekingAlpha
2026-04-17 02:50:00 ET
Late last year, the Federal Reserve ended its latest quantitative tightening ((QT)) program: the process by which it shrinks its balance sheet by selling securities or letting them mature without reinvestment. From a peak size of almost $9 trillion, or roughly 35% of U.S. GDP, the Fed had reduced the balance sheet by more than $2 trillion. Unlike in 2019, when a spike in money market volatility prompted the Fed to abruptly halt QT, markets barely seemed to notice this time....
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