What is the Fed taper? This Is How the Federal Reserve Withdraws Stimulus
Edouard Wemy, Assistant Professor of Economics, Clark University._____ Tapering refers to the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy of unwinding the massive purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities it’s been mak...
Archive context
Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
Edouard Wemy, Assistant Professor of Economics, Clark University._____
Tapering refers to the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy of unwinding the massive purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities it’s been making to shore up the economy during the pandemic.
The unconventional monetary policy of buying assets is commonly known as quantitative easing. The Fed first adopted this policy during the 2008 financial crisis....
Read More: What is the Fed taper? This Is How the Federal Reserve Withdraws Stimulus
Why this matters
This cryptocurrency story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
Original source
Read on CryptonewsRelated market context
US Treasury Buyback Expansion Adds New Macro Liquidity Signal For Bitcoin Traders
The US Treasury has increased the maximum size of liquidity-support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities,...
Trump wants the US to become a Bitcoin whale, but Congress controls the wallet
President Donald Trump said on Aug. 20 that the US is considering accumulating sizable amounts of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrenci...
Chart of the Day – Is It Time to Buy Bitcoin?
Veteran technical analyst Dave the Wave posted a Bitcoin chart to X with a characteristically restrained caption: “Yeah baby…” Yea...
Bitcoin Hits $70,000 as Trump Pushes CLARITY Act, Hyperliquid Surges and $1.4 Billion in Shorts Get Wiped Out
By late trading, Bitcoin was changing hands around $69,200, up approximately 7% over 24 hours after starting the session near $64,...
US codifies GENIUS Act, establishes Bitcoin reserve under Trump
The GENIUS Act's enactment and Bitcoin reserve establishment may boost regulatory clarity, potentially influencing crypto market d...
A hidden divide inside the Fed could trigger a hawkish shock for Bitcoin at 2 PM today
Bitcoin heads into the Federal Reserve's July meeting minutes, due Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. Eastern, with a question the poli...