Macro· ★★★· neutral·

Fed to buy $14.6B in short-term Treasuries starting October 19

  • —Purchase size is about $14.612 billion, starting October 19, 2026
  • —The operation is reinvestment of maturing securities, not QE
  • —NY Fed schedule covers October 15 to November 13 at roughly $14.6 billion
  • —No new money is injected into the banking system
Why it matters: Crypto traders watch Fed liquidity, but this is not a new QE signal and is not by itself a driver for bitcoin.
#BTC
Source: Siam Blockchain
More on this
Macro · Oct 15
New York Fed skips new Treasury purchases for third straight month, reinvests $14.6B
 Markets · Oct 6
XRP Starts October With Falling Exchange Reserves and Institutional Buying
 Macro · Oct 15
Whale buys $61,200 of Polymarket contracts betting on Fed rate pause in October