On the Radar: Why is the Fed planning on speeding up its tapering of bond purchases?

Fed Chair Jerome Powell made a surprising change in tone by turning more hawkish. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Why is the Fed planning on speeding up its tapering of bond purchases? Fed Chair Jerome Powell made a surprising change in tone by turning more hawkish. The Fed is becoming more concerned with inflation, and Powell is joining a chorus of other officials considering increasing the pace of the tapering of bond purchases. Read more on CNR.com Also in This Edition Inflation is at a 39-year high; will it ever drop? What's behind recent market volatility? How did COVID-19 impact corporate bond defaults? On the Radar is a biweekly publication providing quick and concise answers to the topical investment and economic questions that are on investors' minds. Investment management services provided by City National Bank through its wholly-owned subsidiary City National Rochdale, LLC, a registered investment advisor. City National Bank Member FDIC. Investment Products are: • not insured by the FDIC. • not a deposit or other obligation of, or guaranteed by, the bank. • subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested. Unsubscribe from On The Radar  |  Update preferences This message has been sent to bank@banking.offers.report. Please do not reply to this email. To ensure the delivery of future emails, please add email@emails.cnb.com to your email address book or safe sender list. Copyright © 2021 City National Bank – All Rights Reserved. 555 South Flower Street, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071 City National Bank is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada. Terms & Conditions  |  Privacy Statement City National Bank Member FDIC.