It is hardly a secret by now that the Federal Reserve is going to reduce its support for the U.S. economy soon: starting this month it will likely begin to pare its monthly asset purchases by $15 billion each month until ending them by mid-2022.
That, at least, is the roadmap suggested by the Fed's post-meeting statements, minutes of its meetings, and remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. It is expected to be spelled out when this week's policy meeting wraps up Wednesday, although officials may keep options open for speeding or slowing the taper to suit economic needs.
It is also a stark contrast to March of 2020, when U.S. authorities were first shutting down parts of the economy to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In response the Fed abruptly cut interest rates to zero, rolled out a raft of emergency lending programs, and began hoovering up trillions in Treasuries and mortgage-backed bonds.
Here is a look back at the arc of the Fed's pandemic bond-buying program - what policymakers said, what the central bank did, and what's likely to lie ahead.Fed Chair Powell issued a terse and unusual statement Feb. 28, 2020, as stock markets plunged amid reports of the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus.
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