Economics
Fed Suggests Balance Sheet to Shrink Via Roll Off, Not Sales
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The Federal Reserve signaled that any reduction in its balance sheet -- when and if that takes place -- will mainly stem from simply not reinvesting maturing bonds rather than selling its holdings outright.
The monetary authority on Wednesday released a statement outlining its principles for cutting the size of its balance sheet, a process it said would start only after it begins raising its overnight borrowing benchmark.