Complex financial instruments that pension funds use to minimize the impact of interest rate changes led to the bond market rout.
Tag: Quantitative Easing
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Fed’s Exit Puts World’s Biggest Bond Market on Shakier Ground
Some traders worry that the $25 trillion U.S. Treasury market is becoming more fragile, and the Federal Reserve’s removal of support could make it worse.
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Fed’s Exit Puts World’s Biggest Bond Market on Shakier Ground
Some traders worry that the $25 trillion U.S. Treasury market is becoming more fragile, and the Federal Reserve’s removal of support could make it worse.
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Fed Confronts Why It May Have Acted Too Slowly on Inflation
Central bankers have been asking whether they should have reacted faster to rising inflation last year — and are learning from the recent past.
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The Fed Wants to Fight Inflation Without a Recession. Is It Too Late?
Federal Reserve officials took a while to recognize that inflation was lasting. The question is whether they can tame it gently now.