quantitative easing

Balancing The Balance Sheets – Bond Market Commentary

2017-06-05T17:38:01-07:00

The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) May 2–3, 2017 meeting signaled that the Fed is likely to continue tightening monetary policy and may begin to normalize (reduce) its balance sheet toward year-end. The unwinding of the balance sheet by the Fed and the strategy it employs to accomplish this will be material to global markets. Despite [...]

Balancing The Balance Sheets – Bond Market Commentary2017-06-05T17:38:01-07:00

After QE3 Ends

2016-12-14T17:06:16-08:00

Can stocks keep their momentum once the Federal Reserve quits easing? “Easing without end” will finally end. According to its June policy meeting minutes, the Federal Reserve plans to wrap up QE3 (Quantitative Easing) this fall. Barring economic turbulence, the central bank’s ongoing stimulus effort will conclude on schedule, with a last $15 billion cut [...]

After QE3 Ends2016-12-14T17:06:16-08:00
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