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The Fed receives cash and provides collateral: As of 4/19, $2,666,343 million in Reverse Repurchase agreements

3/15/2023: $2,423,126 million Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WLRRAL Zooming in, since 3/15/2023, Reverse Repurchase Agreements +$243,217 million. * Reverse repurchase agreements are transactions in which securities are sold to a set of counterparties under an agreement to buy them back from the

$336.9408 billion as of 4/19 ($2,144 billion so far...): An update on the tools the Fed is using to give banks liquidity while 'we' get Inflation & Rate Hikes

Discount Window, Central Bank Liquidity Swaps, Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP), “Other credit extensions”, & "Foreign Official" Good afternoon Superstonk, resident jellyfish back with you for another week's review of the Fed's tools. Let's Hit it! This week's Fed balance

SEC Alert! Special filing with Federal Register: SEC submits notice for the 18th CLOSED door meeting this year via the Sunshine Act for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023.

source: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-08706.pdf CLOSED door meetings 2023: Meeting NumberDate184/27174/20164/13154/6143/30133/23123/16113/9103/292/2382/1672/962/251/2641/1931/1221/911/5 Seems to be a weekly occurrence every week since the year began. What has them so occupied? The Federal

Federal Reserve Alert! Sunshine Meeting Notice for a CLOSED meeting under Expedited Procedures of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at 11:30 a.m. on April 24, 2023.

Matter(s) considered: Review and determination of the advance and discount rates to be charged by the Fed. Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/20230424closed.htm Summary: A closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System will be held under expedited procedures at 11:30

Fed's Chris Waller on advantage of Tokenization: "Atomic settlement is useful because it can mitigate settlement and counterparty credit risks: it ensures that the buyer will not pay if the seller does not deliver"

Fed's Chris Waller on advantage of Tokenization: "Atomic settlement is useful because it can mitigate settlement and counterparty credit risks: it ensures that the buyer will not pay if the seller does not deliver; and conversely, that the seller will not deliver if the buyer does not

Inflation Alert! NY Fed president John C. Williams in speech: "With inflation expectations well anchored, I expect inflation to decline to around 3%-3.25% this year, before moving to our longer-run goal over the next two years."

"Unemployment gradually rising to about 4%-4.5% over the next year" Source: https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/speeches/2023/wil230419 Highlights: * "Inflation is far too high, and high inflation is hardest on those who can least afford essentials like food, shelter, and transportation." * "The

Do you like data? Do you like data on Short Volume? CBOE has proposed a NEW end-of-month REPORT OPEN FOR COMMENT to be included in the US Equity Short Volume & Trades Report that provides a record of all short sale transactions for the month.