Fed Posts Largest-Ever Annual Operating Loss of $114.3 Billion, Resulting from Stimulus Measures and Inflation Combat.
The Federal Reserve ran an operating loss of $114.3 billion last year, its largest ever, a consequence of its campaign to aggressively support the economy in 2020 and 2021, then jacking up interest rates to combat high inflation. The losses added to already large federal deficits that have required bigger auctions of Treasury debt. The …