Between April 10 and April 17, the Federal Reserve's balance sheet increased by $67.3 billion. The overall size of the balance sheet has reached $3.3 trillion.
Additional detail:
- The most notable change in assets came from holdings of U.S. Treasuries, which increased by $10.6 billion, and MBS, which increased by $55 billion.
- According to the New York Fed's tentative outright Treasury operation schedule, the Desk plans to purchase approximately $45 billion in Treasury securities over the month of April.