U.S. money market pressures sound the alarm; the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet reduction may be nearing its end.
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The persistent funding pressures in the U.S. money market, as well as the gradual decline in Federal Reserve bank reserves, indicate that the Fed may be about to end its large-scale balance sheet reduction plan.
Since early September, the spread between the U.S. Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)