The Federal Reserve could begin reducing the pace of monthly asset purchases as soon as mid-November, according to minutes from the September meeting,
The summary, released Wednesday, indicated the tapering process could see a monthly reduction of $10 billion in Treasury bills and $5 billion in mortgage-backed securities.
Officials at the meeting expressed concern about inflation, saying it could last longer “than they currently assumed.”
Fed could reduce the $120 billion a month in bond buys slowly. The minutes indicated the central bank probably would start by cutting $10 billion a month in Treasury bills and $5 billion a month in mortgage-backed securities.
Fed is currently buying at least $80 billion in Treasury bills and $40 billion in MBS. The target date to end the purchases should there be no disruptions would be mid-2022.
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