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- The dynamic central banking duo -- ECB balance sheet up over €3.1 trillion mimicking Fed balance that is close to $3 trillion. Shuffling toxic assets into darkness.
- BOJ's balance sheet almost as big as Japanese economy
- Powell says the Fed may have to resume balance sheet growth
- Fed Prepares to Maintain Record Balance Sheet for Years
- ECB Balance Sheet Hits Record $3.9 Trillion on History-Making Bank Loans
2017-08-25 — bloomberg.com
After all three touched $4.5 trillion in April, they've split, mostly due to a rally in the euro and strength in the yen. With expectations that Janet Yellen may begin whittling away at the Fed's balance sheet in the next few months, and the BOJ set to carry on with its unprecedented asset purchases, the Japanese central bank may find itself carrying something approaching double the load of its American counterpart two years from now.
The ECB's picture is much more difficult to discern, and investors will be listening intently on Friday when Mario Draghi speaks at the annual Jackson Hole summit of central bankers in Wyoming. With Europe's recovery gathering pace, officials may start talks this fall about a strategy for 2018 that could include gradually reducing net purchases to zero.
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