American BankerOpinion

Before shrinking the Fed's balance sheet, Warsh has other work to do

An immediate effort to unload some of the central bank's assets could do more harm than good. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh ...
Financial Advisor

Fed Balance Sheet Reduction Should Progress Smoothly, But ‘Plumbing’ Problems Are A Risk

Central bankers and economists gather in Jackson Hole for their annual weekend symposium starting today with the U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet standing near USD8tn, several hundred billion ...
Financial Advisor

A Smaller Fed Balance Sheet Is Bringing Its Own Problems

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet has shrunk from a peak of $8.97 trillion in April 2022 to $6.56 trillion as the central bank has unwound much of the Treasury and agency mortgage-backed security ...

Kevin Warsh’s Fed criticisms make sense, but he’s got a ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ problem. Here’s the triple dilemma he faces

The new Fed Chair nominee can't shrink the balance sheet without handing private markets a duration problem they may not want ...
Daily FTOpinion

Balance Sheet restructuring: What it means, when it makes sense, and lessons from Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, the phrase “Balance Sheet restructuring” is appearing more frequently in stock exchange announcements, annual ...