Fed Officials Divided on When to Begin Balance-Sheet Unwind

  • Policy makers repeated their support for gradual rate hikes
  • ​A few expressed concern about high equity-price valuations

A divided Federal Reserve policy committee couldn’t reach an agreement in June on the timing of when to begin shrinking its massive balance sheet, according to minutes of the meeting.

“Several preferred to announce a start to the process within a couple of months,” the minutes of the June 13-14 meeting released on Wednesday in Washington showed. “Some others emphasized that deferring the decision until later in the year would permit additional time to assess the outlook for economic activity and inflation.”

Craig Torres | Bloomberg

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