> How much does Fed actually consider the shape of the yield curve?
Quite a bit. The February MPR cites "yields...across maturities" in the first sentence under financial conditions [1]. (One of the entire novelties of OG QE was the purchase of longer-dated securities.)
Quite a bit. The February MPR cites "yields...across maturities" in the first sentence under financial conditions [1]. (One of the entire novelties of OG QE was the purchase of longer-dated securities.)
[1] https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/2022-02-mpr-su...