Quantitative tightening
Quantitative tightening is the Fed shrinking its balance sheet by letting bonds mature without replacing them, draining reserves from banks. Rate decisions get the headline; QT, reserves and the Treasury's cash balance set the level of liquidity underneath, and Treasury supply has to find new buyers.
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