By Michael S. Derby Feb 17 (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh, nominated to lead the Federal Reserve, may want a smaller central bank ...

None of this is to deny that a large central bank balance sheet carries costs. It facilitates government financing in ways that risk fiscal dominance and distorts the functioning of financial markets.

Warsh’s resolve has strengthened since and he has regularly cited QE as the defining feature of his critique of the Fed, its ...

An immediate effort to unload some of the central bank's assets could do more harm than good. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh ...

Back in ye olde days (pre-2008 in the United States), central bankers had not gone nuts with QE and so reserve balances were ...

By Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Long-dated U.S. Treasury yields will hold steady in the near term but rise ...

Mortgage rates near 6% could shift as the Federal Reserve debates shrinking its balance sheet. Fed Governor Miran weighs QT, housing strain and yields.

Warsh’s repeated focus on the issue could shape the Fed’s policy approach going forward, wrote Wells Fargo Chief Economist Tom Porcelli. Powell has been known for “insurance cuts” — lowering rates ...

Kevin Warsh’s push to shrink the $6.6 trillion balance sheet could raise long-term rates, creating tension with the ...

Treasury Sec. Bessent says the Fed won’t quickly shrink its balance sheet even if Kevin Warsh becomes chair, signaling policy ...

Many on Wall Street view Warsh as an inflation hawk, someone who prefers higher rates to keep a lid on prices. In fact, Warsh is considered the most hawkish of the finalists to run the Fed.

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet has shrunk from a peak of $8.97 trillion in April 2022 to $6.56 trillion as the central bank has unwound much of the Treasury and agency mortgage-backed security ...