During QE, the Fed acquired Treasury securities and
mortgage-backed securities (MBS) guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie
Mac, and Ginnie Mae. During the QE-Unwind, the Fed is shedding
those securities. According to its plan,
announcedlast September, the Fed would reduce
its holdings of Treasuries and MBS by no more than:
$10 billion a month in Q3 2017.
$20 billion a month in Q1 2018
$30 billion a month in Q2 2018
$40 billion a month in Q3 2018
$50 billion a month in Q4 2018 and continue at this pace.
During QE, the Fed acquired
Federal Reserve Balance Sheet
Posted by steve on 24th of Jun 2018 at 12:05 pm
During QE, the Fed acquired Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. During the QE-Unwind, the Fed is shedding those securities. According to its plan, announcedlast September, the Fed would reduce its holdings of Treasuries and MBS by no more than:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/14/the-fed-steps-toward-an-early-exit-from-its-balance-sheet-reduction.html