Standard Chartered Money Insights

Weekly Market View: Is Fed tapering really a risk?

August 20, 2021 Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Money Insights
Weekly Market View: Is Fed tapering really a risk?
Show Notes

Risk assets wobbled and stock market volatility jumped as Fed meeting minutes showed most policymakers want to start tapering bond purchases this year. Should investors be worried? While the minutes surprised markets, given prior expectations of an early 2022 tapering start, we do not see a slightly earlier tapering imparting a lasting drag on risk assets.

Speakers: 

  • Marco Iachini, Cross-Asset Strategist, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Manpreet Gill, Head of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) Investment Strategy, Standard Chartered Bank

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