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 TL;DR From the period that this data exists, 2011 to 2022 the FED was making a profit on their operations in each period. (Blue line graph) 




From the period of 2022 to the present they are operating at a loss in each period. (Red line graph) 

In the graphic that shows both the profit as a flow and the loss is a stock amount. So when the Fed earns a profit they give it to the US Treasury, when they operate at a loss they barrow from themselves to pay off before they would return profit to the US treasury.


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https://image.nostr.build/507598adfd09f2ba8b63c2912cef0539d64c8d754078c518a46cb6b13ad02365.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/777355ec9976ae2985cb70b9a805d824bd9eedbc8e0e46ac164e16ba101cd8d8.jpg