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Figure 1: United States federal surplus or deficit as a percentage of the gross domestic product (1939–2019).
Figure 2: Total public debt as a percentage of the gross domestic product (1939–2019).
Figure 3: Maturity composition of US government debt at origination (April 2020).
Figure 4: Results from a treasury bill auction.
Figure 5: Estimated ownership of US Treasury securities (December 2019).
Figure 6a: Simplified balance sheet of the Federal Reserve in 2019 (USD billions).
Figure 6b: Simplified balance sheet of JPMorgan Chase in 2019 (USD billions).
Figure 7: The fed funds target rates (daily).
Figure 8: Excess reserves of depository institutions (weekly).
Figure 9: Assets held by the Federal Reserve (weekly).
Figure 10: Fed lending through liquidity and credit facilities (weekly).