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A probability-based stress test of Federal Reserve assets and income

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  • Christensen, Jens H.E.
  • Lopez, Jose A.
  • Rudebusch, Glenn D.

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To support the economic recovery, the Federal Reserve amassed a large portfolio of long-term bonds. We assess the Fed׳s associated interest rate risk—including potential losses to its Treasury and mortgage-backed securities holdings and declines in the Fed׳s remittances to the Treasury. In assessing this interest rate risk, we use probabilities of alternative interest rate scenarios that are obtained from a dynamic term structure model that respects the zero lower bound on yields. The resulting probability-based stress tests indicate that large portfolio losses or a cessation of remittances to the Treasury are unlikely to occur over the next few years.

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  • Christensen, Jens H.E. & Lopez, Jose A. & Rudebusch, Glenn D., 2015. "A probability-based stress test of Federal Reserve assets and income," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 26-43.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:moneco:v:73:y:2015:i:c:p:26-43
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2015.03.007
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    Keywords

    Term structure modeling; Zero lower bound; Monetary policy; Quantitative easing;
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    JEL classification:

    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates

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