In one of the worst sell-offs since the European sovereign crisis in 2011, PMs and private banks took cue from the Fed's QE exit hints to cut their bond portfolios significantly.
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The US Federal Reserve's exit from quantitative easing won’t spark emerging-market panic, as monetary tightening once did in 1994, believe investors, economists and analysts.
There is one risk they’re not focused on: resurgent economic growth raising the prospect of monetary tightening to fight inflation. It shows how hooked markets have become on QE.
In a speech at The Bankers Club in Hong Kong, Charles Evans of the Chicago Fed outlines why the US central bank needs to implement a more transparent and accountable policy.