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Question 3: The minutes from the March FOMC meeting (and presumably those from the May meeting last Wednesday) suggest that the Federal Reserve may soon start to normalize its balance sheet as it...

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Question 3:

The minutes from the March FOMC meeting (and presumably those from the May meeting last Wednesday) suggest that the Federal Reserve may soon start to normalize its balance sheet as it simultaneously continues to slowly increase the Fed Funds target rate.

a)If the Federal Reserve implemented a policy to increase the Fed Funds rate and to normalize its balance sheet, what is the impact you would expect such a policy to have on the term structure of interest rates?

b) Keeping the monetary policy stance of other countries (say Canada, Mexico, the ECB, or the BoE) constant, how would you expect the exchange rate (e.g. € / $) to evolve if the Fed implemented the two-pronged policy described in question a)?

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Robert answered on Dec 26 2021
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Question 3:
The minutes from the March FOMC meeting (and presumably those from the May meeting last
Wednesday) suggest that the Federal Reserve may soon start to normalize its balance sheet as
it simultaneously continues to slowly increase the Fed Funds target rate.
a)If the Federal Reserve implemented a policy to increase the Fed Funds rate and to normalize
its balance sheet, what is the impact you would expect such a policy to have on the term
structure of interest rates?
FOMC will soon adopt the policy to normalize its balance sheet. The timing and pace of
normalization will be determined by committee- Normalization principles are consistent with
gradual rise in federal funds rate and other short term interest rate and reduce security
holdings of Federal Reserve. The key objective remains the same –to generate maximum
employment, maintain price stability and promotes growth. The Fed is inclined to move the
Federal funds...
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