"The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday its first step toward paring back the support for financial markets it has deployed since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic roiled the economy last year."

"The Federal Reserve decided to slow its pace of bond-buying, potentially the beginning of the end of a program that’s been supporting the economy since March 2020."

"The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to detail plans to end its pandemic-era bond purchases by mid-2022 as policymakers shift their focus towards what, if anything, to do about a surge in inflation that is lasting longer than _...Read More_

"Taper is coming soon, but its effects will be off-set by significant declines in Treasury and Agency MBS issuance. The Fed is trying to tell you that lift-off is closer, but still far away. The taper will be a non-issue."

This is a subject about which little is said, but by raising its interest rates too quickly, the Fed could destabilize (increase in the cost of debt, capital flight) a lot of emerging countries whose economy depends a lot on the dollar.

"The Federal Reserve has provided massive support to markets through the pandemic. Now it faces a tricky decision: how to start removing some of that help without triggering a market sell-off." Here are 4 key points to know how:

"Market movements this month have led to renewed fears that changes in US financial and monetary conditions will trigger a painful wave of capital flight from emerging markets, as happened in 2013. But times have changed, and the greatest _...Read More_