United States Central Bank Total Assets: 8,962,474 USD mn (23 Mar 2022)
United States Central Bank Total Assets came in at 8,962,474 on Mar 24, 2022, compared with 8,954,306 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.
- Actual
- 8,962,474
- Previous
- 8,954,306
- Forecast
- --
- Next release
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23 Mar 2022
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What the release showed
United States Central Bank Total Assets came in at 8,962,474 in the release of Mar 24, 2022, up 8,168 from 8,954,306.
How it compares
This is the highest reading in the 12 releases shown since Jan 5, 2022.
It has risen in each of the last 3 releases.
Why Central Bank Total Assets matters for USD
A rapidly expanding central bank balance sheet (QE) injects liquidity into the financial system and typically weakens the usd. Balance sheet reduction (QT, or quantitative tightening) is the opposite—draining reserves and supporting the usd.
How to read it
Accelerating balance sheet growth is usd-negative as it signals monetary easing. Declining total assets indicate QT is underway, which is restrictive and tends to support the usd all else being equal.
What to watch next
- QT pace announcements and tweaks
- Composition: USTs, MBS, corporate bonds, ETFs (BoJ)
- Reserve liabilities falling and money-market stress (US)
- BoJ JGB purchases / YCC exit dynamics
Recent United States Central Bank Total Assets releases
Each release with the date it was published. Full history
| Released | Period | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 | 8,962,474 | 8,954,306 | -- |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Mar 16, 2022 | 8,954,306 | 8,910,748 | -- |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Mar 9, 2022 | 8,910,748 | 8,904,455 | -- |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Mar 2, 2022 | 8,904,455 | 8,928,129 | -- |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Feb 23, 2022 | 8,928,129 | 8,911,033 | -- |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Feb 16, 2022 | 8,911,033 | 8,878,009 | -- |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Feb 9, 2022 | 8,878,009 | 8,873,211 | -- |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Feb 2, 2022 | 8,873,211 | 8,860,485 | -- |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Jan 26, 2022 | 8,860,485 | 8,867,834 | -- |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Jan 19, 2022 | 8,867,834 | 8,788,278 | -- |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Jan 12, 2022 | 8,788,278 | 8,765,721 | -- |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Jan 5, 2022 | 8,765,721 | 8,757,460 | -- |
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Release data snapshot
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| Public release ID | usd_cb_assets_2022-03-24 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | usd_cb_assets_2022-03-23 |
| Release time |
Estimated 2022-03-24 20:30 UTC
|
| Reference period date | 2022-03-23 |
| Actual value | 8,962,474 |
| Previous value | 8,954,306 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
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What did United States Central Bank Total Assets come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?
United States Central Bank Total Assets was 8,962,474 USD mn on Mar 23, 2022. The previous reading was 8,954,306 USD mn.
When was this United States Central Bank Total Assets release published?
The publication time is estimated for Mar 24, 2022 at 16:30 America/New_York. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.
When is the next United States Central Bank Total Assets release?
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Federal Reserve publishes the official Central Bank Total Assets series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.
Raw announcement payload
Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.
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"announcement_id": "usd_cb_assets_2022-03-23",
"date": "2022-03-23",
"previous_value": 8954306.0,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
"release_time_assumed": true,
"revisions": [
{
"epoch": 1648153800,
"val": 8962474.0
}
],
"source_contract": {
"basis": "catalogue",
"frequency": "Weekly",
"source_series_id": "FRB:H.4.1:WALCL",
"unit": "USD mn"
},
"val": 8962474.0
}