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US Federal Reserve grapples with over $100 Billion in Losses

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In a recent revelation, data from the Federal Reserve has unveiled that its losses have surpassed the significant milestone of $100 billion, sparking concerns about the central bank’s financial standing.

These losses have been accruing over the past year, mainly due to the Federal Reserve’s strategy of increasing interest rates. Despite this substantial financial setback, the Federal Reserve remains steadfast in its confidence to effectively conduct monetary policy.

Distinguished experts in the field have weighed in on this financial conundrum. William English, a former top central bank staffer currently affiliated with Yale University, envisions a “peak” loss potentially reaching approximately $200 billion by 2025. Meanwhile, Derek Tang, from the forecasting firm LH Meyer, predicts losses ranging between $150 billion and $200 billion by the next year.

To cope with these unprecedented losses, the Federal Reserve has employed an accounting measure known as a deferred asset, representing the amount it will need to cover in the future before returning to its customary practice of delivering profits to the Treasury.

While financial losses are an unusual occurrence for the Federal Reserve, it has consistently emphasized that these financial challenges will not impede its ability to fulfill its monetary policy objectives.

The Federal Reserve’s losses are predominantly attributed to its aggressive campaign to raise interest rates. This campaign has seen the benchmark overnight interest rate climb from near-zero levels in March 2022 to its current range of 5.25% to 5.50%. With inflationary pressures subsiding, it is widely expected that the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are approaching a conclusion.

The Role of Shrinking the Balance Sheet

However, these losses are anticipated to persist due to the prevailing level of short-term interest rates. The Federal Reserve’s strategy for mitigating these losses involves reducing the size of its balance sheet, which complements its rate hikes.

Over the past year, the central bank has shed approximately $1 trillion in Treasury and mortgage bonds. Federal Reserve officials have indicated that further actions in this regard are forthcoming, which will reduce interest costs as liquidity is withdrawn from the financial system. Market analysts anticipate this process to conclude in the second or third quarter of 2024.

The liquidity managed by the Federal Reserve primarily exists in the form of bank reserves and inflows to the central bank’s reverse repo facility. As these tools are employed to manage liquidity, the Federal Reserve’s expenses decrease, even if the policy rate remains unchanged.

Some experts, including James Bullard, former head of the St. Louis Fed, express concerns regarding the central bank’s losses. Bullard suggests that it might have been prudent for the Federal Reserve to retain some of the $1 trillion it had previously returned to the Treasury to offset these losses. However, the current system was established by Congress.

Once the Federal Reserve ceases to incur losses, it will take several years to eliminate the deferred asset from its books and resume delivering funds to the Treasury. In 2022, the Federal Reserve returned $76 billion, following a return of $109 billion in 2021. The challenge ahead lies in whether the Federal Reserve can return to the era of high earnings associated with the low interest rates of the past.

Despite the formidable financial landscape, some within the central bank, most notably New York Fed President John Williams, remain optimistic that they can overcome these challenges and restore a more favorable financial position.

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