HALISTER1: U.S. ECO PREVIEW: FOMC Policy Decision Due in 5 Minutes

U.S. ECO PREVIEW: FOMC Policy Decision Due in 5 Minutes

(Bloomberg) -- Federal Open Market Committee seen leaving benchmark interest rate unchanged, with 1% lower bound, 1.25% upper bound; could provide additional details on planned balance sheet reduction.
  • Bloomberg will live blog the FOMC rate decision. Follow the TOPLive blog here.
  • Recent comments by central bankers signal “broad-based support to start the balance-sheet runoff before pursing any additional rate hikes”: Bloomberg Intelligence
    • Most economists surveyed by Bloomberg anticipate the Fed will announce the timing of the first roll-offs at its September policy meeting
  • Also see:
    • Balance-Sheet Plan Missing Key Detail Tied to Bond Squeezes

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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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