Waller Throws Fuel on IOR-Recapture Fire

The American Banker today reports that FRB Gov. Christopher Waller answered a question by saying that the Fed does not need the $2 trillion or so housed in the ONRRP to conduct monetary policy. Mr. Waller also said the Fed does not need the level it now holds of central-bank deposits from banks, noting that QT should continue with very significant reductions even though the precise amount of reserves needed to ensure market liquidity is unknown.

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