{"id":116855,"date":"2021-06-21T16:05:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=116855"},"modified":"2021-06-21T16:05:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:05:13","slug":"fed-officials-faster-bond-taper-could-keep-options-open-on-rate-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/fed-officials-faster-bond-taper-could-keep-options-open-on-rate-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed officials: Faster bond taper could keep options open on rate hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>FILE PHOTO: Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks during an interview in his office at the bank&#8217;s headquarters in Dallas, Texas, U.S. January 9, 2020. REUTERS\/ Ann Saphir<\/figcaption><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two regional Federal Reserve officials said Monday that a faster withdrawal from the central bank\u2019s bond purchase program could give it more leeway in deciding when to raise interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion of how fast to end the Fed\u2019s $120 billion monthly bond purchase program is only just beginning, but should keep in mind how it affects the debate that will follow it over interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreating optionality for the committee will be really useful and that will be part of the taper debate as we think about how much signaling we are doing about future rate policy,\u201d St. Louis Fed president James Bullard said.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Federal Reserve president Robert Kaplan noted the central bank\u2019s new strategic framework does not mention bond purchases, and \u201cmoderating that sooner than later\u201d might give the Fed more flexibility over the rate discussion.<\/p>\n<p>The tilt by Fed policymakers to a faster expected start to interest rate increases caught markets by surprise last week. Kaplan said it was a reaction to an economic outlook that took a sharp turn between December and June.<\/p>\n<p>As of December the path of the coronavirus pandemic remained uncertain, but \u201cwhen we got to March it was clearer that we were going to get the pandemic under control&#8230;By the time we get to June&#8230;you\u2019ve really got a big upgrade\u201d that made the core of officials expect rate increases in 2023 instead of 2024, said Kaplan. \u201cWhat you are seeing&#8230;is monetary policymakers simply reacting to the dramatically improved economic outlook.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-fed-kaplan-rates\/fed-officials-faster-bond-taper-could-keep-options-open-on-rate-hike-idUSKCN2DX1JM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO: Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks during an interview in his office at the bank&#8217;s headquarters in Dallas, Texas, U.S. January [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":116854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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