Fed Meeting in Focus as Expectations Build for Sharp Rate Hike, QT to Fight Inflation

Fed Meeting in Focus as Expectations Build for Sharp Rate Hike, QT to Fight Inflation
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board building in Washington on March 16, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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A major focus point for investors this week is the two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting, with markets expecting the central bank to press ahead with a sharp rate hike and formally announce the launch of a much-anticipated balance sheet runoff.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is scheduled to meet on May 3–4, with remarks by Fed officials suggesting that the central bank is looking to take aggressive measures in a bid to relieve surging inflationary pressures.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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