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Balance Sheet: TGA vs Reserves Resume Normal Service as RRPs Soar

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Bank reserves crept up by $121.6bn in the week to Apr 28 to $3.89trn, while the Treasury's account balance at the Fed data (TGA) dipped by $48.2bn to $967.8bn, Federal Reserve balance sheet data released Thursday showed.

  • The previous week was notable for the first increase in the TGA since mid-Jan alongside a fall in reserves - the overall trend is expected to remain a large drop in the TGA over the coming months, with reserves rising sharply (and suppressing short-end rates). See chart.
  • Reverse Repo liabilities also increased sharply, by $80.1bn, to $382.9bn.This included $166.7bn in non-foreign official RRPs, which rose again to $173.5bn the following day as reported by the NY Fed (sequentially those were the highest takeups since March 2020).


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LiabilitiesReservesUS Treasury General AccountReverse RepoCurrency In CirculationOther
Last Week's Net Change (USDbn)121.56-48.2180.102.92-196.36
4-Week Net Change (USD bn)216.32-58.0430.7122.51-139.42
Total Holdings (USD bn)3889.02967.69382.892161.14380.22

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