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Balancing Fed's Footprint in Financial Markets
The Federal Reserve aims to avoid distorting financial markets by limiting its footprint but also faces a practical challenge due to the significant cost associated with maintaining a large balance sheet. The Fed's liabilities, which include paying high rates on reserve balances held by commercial banks, outweigh the returns on its assets, resulting in a situation where the Fed is paying out more than it is taking in, making it effectively insolvent.