Fed Looks Poised to Step Up Buying in Belly of Treasuries Curve
Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Elizabeth Stanton © Bloomberg The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Federal Reserve officials in January expected it would be some time before conditions to scale back their massive bond purchases were met, leaving open the question of whether any tapering could start before 2022.
(Bloomberg) The Treasury market’s weight has shifted around in the past year, meaning the Federal Reserve’s $80 billion monthly purchases no longer fit the way they’re supposed to.
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