🇺🇸DATA: The Fed has paused its reserve-boosting Treasury bill purchases after buying about $215 BILLION since December. It has scheduled about $15.6 BILLION in other bill purchases through October 14 to replace mortgage bonds rolling off its books. Its balance sheet has grown $209 BILLION since December, compared with $4.8 TRILLION during Covid. Some banks expect the paused purchases to restart in October, though the Fed has not announced a restart.