New York Fed Survey: Wall Street's major banks still expect the Fed to end balance sheet reduction in April next year

ChainCatcher news, several of Wall Street's largest banks expect the Federal Reserve to end its balance sheet reduction process in April next year, which is consistent with their expectations for the Fed in July.

A survey conducted by the New York Fed before last month's Federal Reserve interest rate meeting among so-called primary market dealers showed that "most dealers indicated that they expect the end of balance sheet reduction to depend on the level of reserves, overnight reverse repo conditions, or the assessment of upward pressure on money market rates relative to the administered rates."

Some dealers stated that macroeconomic factors pose risks to the outlook for ending the balance sheet reduction. "The current size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet is approximately $7 trillion."