Between March 6 and March 13, the Federal Reserve's balance sheet increased by $56.9 billion. The overall size of the balance sheet reached $3.2 trillion.
Additional detail:
- Treasuries increased by $8.2 billion and agency debt and MBS increased by $44.9 billion.
- According to the New York Fedâ??s tentative outright Treasury operation schedule, The desk plans to purchase approximately $45 billion in Treasury securities over the month of March.