Reuters: Economic News: Fed balance sheet shrinks in latest week

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Fed balance sheet shrinks in latest week Apr 5th 2012, 20:40 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Geithner says U.S. far behind on housing finance reform Wed, Apr 4 2012 Federal Reserve tones down talk of more stimulus Tue, Apr 3 2012 Fed minutes drive stocks, gold down Tue, Apr 3 2012 Dollar rallies versus euro, yen as Fed stimulus stance softens Tue, Apr 3 2012 Foreign central banks' U.S. debt holdings rise: Fed Thu, Mar 29 2012 Analysis & Opinion Japanization of euro zone bonds? Asian bonds may suffer most if QE on ice The Federal Reserve Building stands in Washington April 3, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Joshua Roberts NEW YORK | Thu Apr 5, 2012 4:40pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's balance sheet shrank in the latest week, Fed data released on Thursday showed. The Fed's balance sheet - a broad gauge of its lending to the financial system - stood at $2.848 trillion on April 4, down from $2.861 trillion on March 28. The Fed's holdings of Treasuries totaled $1.669 trillion as of Wednesday, April 4, versus $1.665 trillion the previous week. The Fed's overnight direct loans to credit-worthy banks via its discount window averaged $10 million a day during the week versus $4 million a day previously. <^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Federal Reserve balance sheet: link.reuters.com/cub62s ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> The Fed's ownership of mortgage bonds guaranteed by Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB), Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) was $836.793 billion, which was little changed from $836.786 billion the previous week. The Fed's holdings of debt issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank system totaled $96.48 billion, which was unchanged on the week. (Reporting by Chris Reese; Editing by Padraic Cassidy) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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