Tag: US monetary policy

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  What is the Federal Reserve tapering; the end of rock bottom interest rates?

  

  By Edouard Wemy – Tapering refers to the Federal Reserve policy of unwinding the massive purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities it’s been making to shore up the economy during the pandemic.

• Thursday, June 9th 2011 - 22:26 UTC

  IMF says US does not need additional monetary stimulus

  

  The Federal Reserve does not need to consider additional monetary policy stimulus as the world's largest economy is likely to pick up in coming quarters due to growth in exports and disposable incomes, IMF acting chief John Lipsky said.