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A Hitchhiker's Guide to Federal Reserve Participation in Fixed Income Markets

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  • Nina Boyarchenko
  • Or Shachar

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We review US dealer-intermediated fixed income markets, including Treasuries, agency mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, and municipal bonds. Through the lenses of primary dealers' positions, we show these markets' evolution over the past decade and the effects of recent episodes of abrupt deterioration in market functioning. We then overview how the Federal Reserve interacts with fixed income markets for the purposes of monetary policy implementation and liquidity interventions. We conclude by discussing the shifting composition of investors in US fixed income markets, and what consequences such changes in the investor base may have for monetary policy transmissions.

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  • Nina Boyarchenko & Or Shachar, 2025. "A Hitchhiker's Guide to Federal Reserve Participation in Fixed Income Markets," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 39(2), pages 171-194, Spring.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:jecper:v:39:y:2025:i:2:p:171-94
    DOI: 10.1257/jep.20241436
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    • 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
    • G41 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making in Financial Markets

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