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<h2 id="quick-take">Quick Take</h2> 
<p>The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet has undergone a recent update, revealing a quantifiable decrease in its total. As of Nov. 8th, the balance sheet reveals a total of $7.861T, indicating the continuation of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative tightening strategy. Notably, the balance sheet has seen a reduction of about $6B in the last week.</p> 
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 <img decoding="async" class="wp-image-372879 size-full" src="https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fed1.png" alt="Weekly Change in Fed Balance Sheet :(Source: FRED)" width="1215" height="606" srcset="https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fed1.png 1215w, https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fed1-300x150.png 300w, https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fed1-1024x511.png 1024w, https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fed1-768x383.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1215px) 100vw, 1215px">
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  Weekly Change in Fed Balance Sheet :(Source: FRED)
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<p>This reduction, however slight, is essential to note as it is one of the slightest week-over-week changes effected by the Federal Reserve. To put it into perspective, it ranks as the fifth smallest reduction in a span of the past 20 weeks. This information is crucial as it illustrates the Federal Reserve’s consistent, albeit slow, progress towards a tightened balance sheet. The implications of these changes, while not immediate, will be significant for financial markets in the long run as they reflect the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy adjustments.</p> 
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 <img decoding="async" class="wp-image-372881 size-full" src="https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FRED.png" alt="Fed Balance Sheet :(Source: FRED)" width="1316" height="443" srcset="https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FRED.png 1316w, https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FRED-300x101.png 300w, https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FRED-1024x345.png 1024w, https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FRED-768x259.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1316px) 100vw, 1316px">
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  Fed Balance Sheet :(Source: FRED)
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