Will the Federal Reserve speed up its ‘tapering’ of bond purchases?
When US policymakers convene on Tuesday, they are set to discuss how quickly they may need to scale back the central bank’s asset-purchase programme in order to give them the flexibility to raise interest rates next year.
Just last month, the Federal Reserve announced it would reduce its $120bn bond-buying programme at a pace of $15bn per month. That suggested the stimulus would cease by the end of June.
A string of recent economic reports showing a tightening labour market and mounting evidence that inflationary pressures are broadening and becoming more persistent has prompted a pivot from Jay Powell and other senior officials.
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