Fed Tapering Still Possible at September Meeting

Four Federal Reserve officials with varied voting records on monetary stimulus indicated greater willingness this week to begin tapering the central bank’s bond-buying program, citing confidence the economy is accelerating.

“I would clearly not rule” out a decision to start dialing back the purchases at the Sept. 17-18 gathering of the Federal Open Market Committee, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said two days ago in Chicago. “We’ve seen good improvement in the labor market, there’s no question in my mind about that,” and “I’m still wanting to see greater evidence that it’s a sustainable improvement.”

Fed policy makers are watching the job market to determine when to begin scaling back the central bank’s $85 billion in monthly bond purchases. Officials have said they will continue the program until the labor market has improved “substantially.”

Bloomberg

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