
The Federal Reserve has announced it will maintain its current interest rates within the range of 5.25% to 5.50%. Additionally, a significant adjustment was made to the quantitative tightening (QT) program, reducing the monthly Treasury security roll-off cap from $60 billion to $25 billion starting in June. This change, larger than the anticipated adjustment to $30 billion, reflects the Fed's heightened concerns regarding inflation and economic stability. The Fed's decision aims to manage economic risks without further rate hikes at this time.
Big change to this month's Fed statement: committee notes lack of further progress on inflation, and announces plans to reduce monthly QT cap for Treasurys https://t.co/YGUI0Djqi1
FOMC Leaves Rates Unch, Says (Bigger Than Expected) QT Taper To Start In June https://t.co/pYOo6i54MF
#FOMC reduces monthly QT in Treasurys from current $60B to $25B. Wow, much bigger slowing than I had anticipated! @federalreserve must be really afraid of a repeat of Sept 2019 money market crisis #Powell
