The Tapering Debate: Data and Tools
August 2, 2013
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed the debate on tapering the Fed’s asset purchases at the 2013 Municipal Finance Conference, hosted by the Brandeis International Business School. He suggested that the FOMC needs to see more data on macroeconomic performance for the second half of 2013 before making a judgment on this matter.
Presentation (pdf) | Press Release
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