Fed Balance Sheet

Federal Reserve total balance sheet assets, WALCL series (weekly from FRED)

Why: The Federal Reserve total asset holdings. Expansion means money printing (bullish for risk assets). Contraction means tightening.

Category: macro. Macro economic indicators track monetary policy, liquidity conditions, and traditional market positioning. Changes in these metrics often lead Bitcoin price moves by days or weeks.

Source: FRED (Federal Reserve). Updated: Hourly.

API: GET /api/metrics/fed-balance

Used in briefings: Macro Snapshot, Liquidity Momentum, Full Context, Factor Attribution, Regime Check

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