Between May 8 and May 15, the Federal Reserve's balance sheet increased by $29.8 billion.
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- The most notable change in assets came from holdings of U.S. Treasuries, which increased by $10.2 billion, and agency debt and MBS, which increased by $31.1 billion.
- According to the New York Fed's tentative outright Treasury operation schedule, "The Desk plans to purchase approximately $44 billion in Treasury securities over the month of May. This amount is approximately $1 billion less than the stated pace of $45 billion per month, given that purchases conducted in April exceeded the target by approximately $1 billion."