Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7368814 | Journal of Monetary Economics | 2015 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
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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Authors
Jens H.E. Christensen, Jose A. Lopez, Glenn D. Rudebusch,