Sentences with phrase «bond buying program in»

And this great bond buying program in Japan is being applied to an economy that is twice as small as that of the US.

The Federal Reserve stopped its bond buying program in October 2014, and raised interest rates for the first time this cycle in December 2015.

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Much of the shift lower in our yield forecasts derives from the view that the ECB [European Central Bank] will continue to buy bonds in its QE [Quantitative Easing] program.

An executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB) has told CNBC that it is too early for the central bank to start discussing a reduction in its bond - buying program.

Markets in Europe closed higher Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced that it plans to extend, but reduce, its bond - buying program.

If Yellen's Fed fails to convince Wall Street about the policy path, a rate increase could trigger financial turmoil of the sort seen in 2013, when investors were caught off guard by the central bank signaling an end to its bond - buying program.

The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for the first time since 2009, revived its bond - buying program and said it would take «whatever action is necessary» to achieve stability in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

The message in Wednesday's release of the minutes from the Fed's June policy meeting reiterated a dovish notice to the market, while spelling out the endgame this fall for its massive bond - buying program.

Some investors are now making calls that the euro zone's central bank could end its massive bond - buying program by the end of next year, with a potential rate increase in the fourth quarter.

Indeed it is widely expected that the ECB will expand its securities buying program in size, duration and scope (the ECB has been exploring buying municipal bonds for example).

Yet while the Fed has eased policy to lower joblessness and raise inflation in the wake of the 2007 - 2009 recession, central banks such as the BoE have also launched accommodative bond - buying programs despite higher - than - desired inflation rates.

Another problem for continuing the QE program is that the ECB is slowly running out of bonds to buy in some countries, which may force it to redesign the program's rules.

The Central banker announced an adjustment in the «size, composition and duration» of the bond - buying program, with a decision to be taken at the next meeting on 6 December.

Bullard's comments were notable because he was Ben Bernanke's sidekick in pushing the bond - buying program known as quantitative easing that the Fed adopted late last year.

By providing liquidity to the broader eurozone (in the form of its monthly bond - buying program), the European Central Bank (ECB) is helping to limit the scale and duration of any contagion related to events in Greece.

The new Fed chair will likely take the reins from Bernanke in January of next year, right as the central bank dials back its unprecedented $ 85 - billion a month bond - buying program.

So the big question in the world of economics is whether or not the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates and end their bond buying program known as quantitative easing.

Many market participants are expecting the European Central Bank (ECB) to launch a full - scale quantitative easing (QE) program in the next few months, whereby it would enter the market and buy sovereign bonds in large quantities.

Long - term yields for Treasury bonds began to rise in early May, following comments from numerous Federal Reserve officials indicating that the Fed's massive bond - buying program would begin to slow if the economy continued to improve.

Yet even Fed policymakers who have raised the alarm on inflation backed the central bank's decision on Wednesday to let its $ 600 billion bond - buying program run to its scheduled end in June.

Reining In Rates O'Neil, one of the managers of the $ 26 billion Fidelity Total Bond Fund, said rising bond yields could be reined in by at least three forces: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's commitment to a very gradual program of rate hikes, the traditional aversion to budget deficits by the Republican - controlled Congress, and buying by overseas investors who may use the recent jump in rates to snap up more TreasurieIn Rates O'Neil, one of the managers of the $ 26 billion Fidelity Total Bond Fund, said rising bond yields could be reined in by at least three forces: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's commitment to a very gradual program of rate hikes, the traditional aversion to budget deficits by the Republican - controlled Congress, and buying by overseas investors who may use the recent jump in rates to snap up more TreasurBond Fund, said rising bond yields could be reined in by at least three forces: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's commitment to a very gradual program of rate hikes, the traditional aversion to budget deficits by the Republican - controlled Congress, and buying by overseas investors who may use the recent jump in rates to snap up more Treasurbond yields could be reined in by at least three forces: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's commitment to a very gradual program of rate hikes, the traditional aversion to budget deficits by the Republican - controlled Congress, and buying by overseas investors who may use the recent jump in rates to snap up more Treasuriein by at least three forces: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's commitment to a very gradual program of rate hikes, the traditional aversion to budget deficits by the Republican - controlled Congress, and buying by overseas investors who may use the recent jump in rates to snap up more Treasuriein rates to snap up more Treasuries.

Asked about Greece — a special case because of the political uncertainties there and because the country continues to labor under an international bailout program overseen in part by the European Central Bank — Mr. Draghi said that the bank could buy Greek bonds.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The Federal Reserve could begin reducing the size of its bond - buying stimulus program as early as September but might wait longer if economic growth fails to pick up in the second half of the year, a top Fed official said on Tuesday.

In addition to raising rates, it is also reducing the size of its balance sheet by curtailing its bond buying program.

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced last Thursday, April 26, 2018, that it would maintain its monetary policy and bond - buying program, as growth in the eurozone slowed in the first quarter.

Since the global financial crisis in 2008 - 09, a combination of low inflation expectations and a bond - buying program by the Federal Reserve have helped keep bond yields low but they have climbed this year as inflation has picked up and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates.

«I'm similarly impressed by the fragility of our economic system, even though it's been reinforced with so many heavy measures by governments around the globe, ECB bond - buying programs and zero interest rate policies here in the U.S., for instance.»

It is a known fact that the Japanese bond buying program, or the quantitative easing as they call it in Europe, is the most intense program of its kind.

The original taper tantrum occurred in spring of 2013, after then Fed - chair Ben Bernanke hinted that the Fed would begin backing off its bond - buying stimulus program.

Plus, global central banks have bond - buying programs in place, stimulating demand.

In the past, many economists and analysts predicted a sharper rise in long - term interest rates, as the Federal Reserve began to scale back its bond - buying stimulus prograIn the past, many economists and analysts predicted a sharper rise in long - term interest rates, as the Federal Reserve began to scale back its bond - buying stimulus prograin long - term interest rates, as the Federal Reserve began to scale back its bond - buying stimulus program.

Federal Reserve officials were largely in agreement on the decision to begin winding down an $ 85 billion - per - month bond - buying program.

In June 2013, then - Fed Chair Ben Bernanke stepped to the microphone for a regular press conference and suggested the central bank might start winding down its bond - buying program — first enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis — if the economy continued to improvIn June 2013, then - Fed Chair Ben Bernanke stepped to the microphone for a regular press conference and suggested the central bank might start winding down its bond - buying program — first enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis — if the economy continued to improvin the wake of the 2008 financial crisis — if the economy continued to improve.

While base rates kept at or close to zero for almost seven years and three massive asset - buying programs by the Fed have undoubtedly helped stabilize the US (and world) economy during and after the recession that followed the global financial crisis, the continuation of expansionary monetary policies is now supporting a growing excess of global liquidity that has been distorting the market signals sent by stock and bond prices and thus contributing to the growing volatility seen in recent weeks.

For three - straight years — between 2014 and 2016 — the greenback surged higher as the Fed ended «QE3,» the stimulus program that had the U.S. central bank buying as much as $ 85 billion worth of government bonds per month, and did away with the zero - interest - rate policy that was in place since the financial crisis.

Although the valuations are soaring, they could take a significant hit as the global economy is in the midst of instability and the Fed is tapering its monthly bond - buying program, otherwise known as quantitative easing.

In addition, the ECB said it will reinvest the principal from maturing bonds for an extended period after the end of the bond - buying program.

Tapering is a word that came into the economic dictionary in May 2013, when Bernanke told Congress that the Fed may «taper» (reduce) the size of the bond buying program that it was pursuing to stimulate the economy.

The BOE did announce that it was «halting» the expansion of the QE program at 375 billion pounds as it deems the recent increases in its bond buying program to be less effective.

Indeed, world currency markets have roared back to life lately after years of hibernation, with a handful of monetary policy surprises — including the European Central Bank (ECB)'s bigger - than - expected bond buying program and the Federal Reserve (Fed)'s delay in raising rates — leading to rising volatility, as the chart below shows.

The Federal Reserve — unfazed by recent selloffs in emerging markets or disappointing U.S. job gains in December — said it would scale back its bond - buying program for the second time in six weeks, pressing ahead with a strategy to wind down the purchases in small and steady steps.

An end of QE would likely result in higher long - term interest rates, which have been pushed to historic lows on account of the Fed's massive bond - buying program.

They're taking advantage of low interest rates on euro - denominated issues after the European Central Bank's decision to start buying investment - grade corporate bonds in June — part of its economic stimulus program.

Outright Monetary Transactions are a bond - buying program announced in September 2012 in which the European Central Bank would offer to purchase eurozone countries» short - term bonds in the secondary market to bring down the market interest rates faced by countries subject to speculation that they might leave the euro.

CAPITAL MARKETS FOREIGN EXCHANGE As the Federal Reserve winds down its bond - buying program and prepares to raise rates, analysts are debating the likelihood of a repeat of last year's «taper tantrum» — when the mere hint of a gradual end to quantitative easing in the US caused huge disruptions to emerging markets (EMs).

The ECB has been able to buy bonds quite readily to carry out its QE program, and they are not creating any major distortions in the market at the moment.

For four years now inflation has stayed resolutely below that target even as the Fed deployed an unprecedented program of bond buying and low interest rates in an effort to push prices up.

Treasury 30 - year bonds advanced after biggest quarterly rally since the depths of the financial crisis in 2008 as the Federal Reserve prepared to buy longer - term debt under the program known as Operation Twist.

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