The Federal Reserve is poised to issue new guidance extending its emergency bond-buying programme, as it grapples with the need for another monetary boost to buttress the US economic recovery.
At this week’s meeting, US central bankers are widely expected to approve language specifying that the $120bn per month in debt purchases launched at the start of the pandemic will continue until the recovery meets certain conditions, according to senior economists and Fed watchers.
At the moment, the Fed says its bond purchases will continue at their “current pace” only over the “coming months” — a far more limited timeframe.
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