
30 straight months of elevated T-Bill issuance is the true cause of US funding market strains (FFTT, 11/4/25)
Demand for repo financing continues to grow rapidly from the increasing fiscal deficit, while the supply of repo financing can only keep up with the help of the Fed. Stable repo rates would ultimately require persistent Fed balance sheet expansion and effectively cede control of its balance sheet size to the fiscal authorities… The end of QT is coming soon, and further growth in the Fed’s balance sheet will necessarily follow shortly. -Former NY Fed
