Explore off-balance sheet activities, their types, and examples to assess financial health and transparency, aiding investors ...

The balance sheet is key to the Fed’s implementation of monetary policy. Banks hold reserves at the Fed, on which they earn a risk-free return that effectively acts as a floor for rates across ...

The last time officials tried to reduce their bond holdings, from the end of 2017 to autumn 2019, they only managed to shrink the balance sheet by about 15% or so before they ran into trouble ...