When Should the Fed Taper its Asset Purchases Program?
This question became the focus of investors after the Wall Street Journal unveiled on May 11 that Fed have wapped out a strategy for winding down the $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program. The...
View ArticleFed Members Clarified Bernanke Statement
This week, eight top Fed officials spoke in an effort to clarify the statement of Fed Chairman Bernanke at the post-FOMC decision press conference on June 19th and to reassure panicky investors after...
View ArticleFurther Improvement in the Outlook for the Labor Market Would be Required...
Yesterday night, the FOMC published Minutes of the June 18-19 meeting which gave more details regarding the timing the Fed could choose to slow the pace of asset purchases. According to the report, it...
View ArticleEight Reasons Why the Fed Will Not “Taper” in September
Wide divergences among economists are felt in polls showing conflicting results concerning the evolution of Feds’ asset purchase program at the next FOMC meeting (Sept. 17-18). The latest poll (Sept....
View ArticleEight Reasons Why the Fed Will Not “Taper” in September (An Update)
Just before the FOMC statement on September 18, I think it’s interesting to make an update of my post concerning arguments against “tapering”. Indeed, notwithstanding the fact that the expansionary...
View ArticleAs I Expected, Fed Refrains From “Tapering”
As I expected, the Fed refrains from “tapering” as economic data did not show sufficient improvement of the economy. The Fed notes that since the last FOMC meeting, mortgage rates have risen further,...
View ArticleThe FOMC Minutes Confirm That The Probability of “Tapering” In 2013 Is Less...
- Christophe Barraud Last night, I read the FOMC Minutes and I didn’t see any change regarding the Fed Communication which suggests that “tapering” will occur soon (in 2013). This morning, this...
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