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Fed's Kaplan wants taper talk 'sooner rather than later'

Published 05/06/2021, 10:31 AM
Updated 05/06/2021, 10:37 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks during an interview in his office at the bank's headquarters in Dallas, Texas, U.S. January 9, 2020. REUTERS/ Ann Saphir

(Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan on Thursday said he wants the central bank to start talking about reducing policy accommodation "sooner rather than later," saying the economy has improved faster than he expected, and citing worries about excesses and imbalances in markets.

"We will be much healthier as an economy" once the Fed reduces bond-buying, Kaplan said at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. Vaccinations have proceeded faster than he expected, and there has been more fiscal aid, he said, also noting that bond-buying can create "excesses and imbalances" in markets, including the housing market.

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This why that get paid the big bucks to have that degree of insight and to lead our Monetary Policies. Maybe he went to Home Depot and bought some 2x4 for 8 Bucks. Smart man.
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