The Federal Reserve is nearing a decision on slowing the pace of its balance sheet run-off, central bank Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday, a tapering move that may allow it to shed more bonds than it once expected.
Powell's remarks, the most explicit so far about plans to slow a process that has seen about $1.4 trillion of bonds roll off the Fed's balance sheet, was seen by several Wall Street analysts as a signal that a tapering plan will be unveiled as early as the Fed's next meeting on April 30-May 1.

[www.reuters.com]


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