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Fed’s Mester ‘Very Open’ to Faster Taper in Light of Inflation and Jobs Data

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester told Bloomberg she is open to a faster timetable for dialing back the Fed’s asset purchases to make space for more interest ...

December 2, 2021BY Tom Ozimek

Fed’s Bostic Says He Remains Open to Faster Taper and One or Two Rate Hikes in 2022

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said on Friday he is hopeful that the momentum of the U.S. ...

November 27, 2021BY Reuters

Fed Officials Tweak ‘Transitory’ Inflation Narrative, Vow Action If Price Pressures Stay Too High

New documents detailing closed-door discussions at the most recent Federal Reserve policy meeting show officials softening their "transitory" ...

November 25, 2021BY Tom Ozimek

Wall Street Mixed as Focus Shifts to Fed’s Taper Decision

U.S. stocks indexes traded mixed in a narrow range on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to the Federal ...

November 3, 2021BY Reuters

Dollar Hovers Near Recent Highs, Bonds Steady, Ahead of Expected Fed Stimulus Rollback Announcement

The dollar hovered near recent peaks and U.S. Treasuries held steady on the morning of Nov. 3 as ...

November 3, 2021BY Tom Ozimek

US Stock Options Traders See Smooth Sailing as Fed Taper Looms

NEW YORK—Options traders are showing little fear that U.S stocks will turn volatile in coming weeks, even as ...

October 23, 2021BY Reuters

Fed’s Bowman ‘Very Comfortable’ With November Taper, Sees Inflation Risks

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Wednesday said she would be "very comfortable" with beginning to withdraw some ...

October 14, 2021BY Reuters

Dollar Hits Highest Vs Yen in Nearly 3 Years as Markets Retain Fed Taper Bets

LONDON—The dollar rose to its highest in nearly three years versus the yen on Monday as investors remained ...

October 11, 2021BY Reuters

Wall Street Falls as ADP Jobs Beat Sparks Taper Fears

U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday after a strong showing of private jobs in September fueled concerns of ...

October 6, 2021BY Reuters

Futures Rise as Taper Fears Fade

U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, indicating Wall Street was set to jump further from recent lows ...

September 23, 2021BY Reuters

Wall Street Ends Higher as Fed Signals Bond-Buying Taper Soon

NEW YORK—The three major U.S. stock indexes rose 1 percent on Wednesday as investors mostly took in stride ...

September 23, 2021BY Reuters

Fed Likely to Open Bond-Buying ‘Taper’ Door, but Hedge on Outlook

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve is expected to clear the way on Wednesday for reductions to its monthly asset purchases ...

September 22, 2021BY Reuters

Fed Faces Jittery Markets Ahead of Key Policy Meeting That Will Consider Stimulus Rollback

Markets remained jittery from China's Evergrande troubles as investors look to the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting Sept. ...

September 21, 2021BY Tom Ozimek

Delta Darkens US Third-Quarter Growth Views, Fed Taper Announcement Expected in November: Poll

BENGALURU—The U.S. economic rebound has been dented in Q3, partly on the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, ...

September 17, 2021BY Reuters

Fed Officials Say Bond Taper Could Still Start This Year

The August slowdown in job growth won't throw off the Federal Reserve's plans to reduce its asset purchases ...

September 9, 2021BY Reuters

Fed Likely to Announce Taper in November, Former Fed Official Says

The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to announce the tapering of its asset purchases in November and begin ...

September 3, 2021BY Reuters

Interview: The Real Reason for the Fed’s Taper

Q: Why is the Federal Reserve (Fed) still doing Quantitative Easing (QE)? A: What the Fed has been ...

October 3, 2013BY Valentin Schmid

Markets Uneasy Following Fed’s Mixed Signals

The U.S. markets plunged Sept. 20 on heavy volume as financial markets became unsettled following a week of ...

September 23, 2013BY Frank Yu