Is it time Fed dialled down QE?

The recent improvement in the U.S. job data has fanned speculations about the Federal Reserve withdrawing from its $85 billion-a-month bond buying programme. Economy watchers are locked in a debate whether the Fed is considering an exit strategy or just ways to slow the pace of securities purchase. However, some economists say despite better-than-expected employment […]

By Staff | March 13, 2013 | Last updated on March 13, 2013

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The recent improvement in the U.S. job data has fanned speculations about the Federal Reserve withdrawing from its $85 billion-a-month bond buying programme.

Economy watchers are locked in a debate whether the Fed is considering an exit strategy or just ways to slow the pace of securities purchase.

However, some economists say despite better-than-expected employment numbers, it’d be premature to think the Fed’s going to taper its QE, let alone terminate it.

Greg Ip, the U.S. economics editor at The Economist, weighs in on the debate in this CNBC video.