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Why a Fed taper will be good for the economy
The US Federal Reserve is one of the most powerful bodies on the planet today, able to shake global markets with the force of a single word: Taper. Analysts shudder, investors wail, bond yields spike, and stocks collapse whenever the mere possibility of a taper arises. And yet, the fear that the world will end if the Fed ratchets down its $85 billion-a-month bond buying program is mostly unfounded. It is true that when the Fed suggested earlier this year that it might taper, the markets went into a tailspin, but the reason for that was uncertainty about the broader economy. The U.S. was reeling from the negative ... (full story)
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