Tapering is a controlled and systematic form of monetary policy whereby the central bank either reduces or phases out the number of assets it purchases each month. Tapering, meaning narrowing down, is ...

The Federal Reserve announced in its Federal Open Market Committee meeting Wednesday, Dec. 15, that it will begin tapering bond purchases in an attempt to curb rapid inflation. But what is bond ...

When prices are rising and nearly everyone who wants a job can find one, the Federal Reserve slows down economic stimulus to boost the economy after the government's goals have been met. This is known ...

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The Federal Reserve is tapering the amount of securities it purchases every month and is expected to start raising its policy rate of interest in March. Market interest rates are moving up, but there ...

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ripped off the stimulus band-aid and confirmed that it would start to scale back its bond-buying program this month despite concerns about the impact of the ...