Between May 22 and May 29, the Federal Reserveâ??s balance sheet decreased by $14 billion. The overall size of the balance sheet is now $3.43 trillion.
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- The most notable change in assets came from holdings of U.S. Treasuries, which increased by $6.4 billion, and agency debt and MBS, which decreased by $15.3 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 June."