FOMC: Focus remains on QE tapering – UOB
|All the attention remains on the Fed and the probable announcement of the timing at when the Fed will start trimming its bond-buying programme, noted Lee Sue Ann, Economist at UOB Group.
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“Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole Symposium did not change our view and we still expect the Fed to further articulate a pledge of the taper timeline in the upcoming 21-22 September 2021 FOMC, which will likely last for nearly 1.5 years until May 2023.”
“Thereafter, we project two 25bps rate hikes for 2023, first to 0.25%-0.50% in June and to 0.50%-0.75% in December.”
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