Published on: 08/19/2021

KTRH News Featuring Scott Bishop: Taper Your Enthusiasm: Fed May Reduce Bond Buying

Author: Scott Bishop, MBA, CPA/PFS, CFP®

The Federal Reserve remains fairly optimistic about the economic recovery, prompting Fed officials to consider tapering its bond buying stimulus program before the end of the year. The minutes from the latest Fed meeting in July state, “Most participants noted that, provided that the economy were to evolve broadly as they anticipated, they judged that it could be appropriate to start reducing the pace of asset purchases this year.”The Fed has kept interest rates near zero and maintained the bond buying program to help the economy recover from the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic last year. In recent months, the Fed outlook has remained relatively rosy despite rising inflation and a resurgence in COVID-19 cases this summer.Scott Bishop, executive director at Avidian Wealth Solutions, thinks the Fed would do well to take a wait-and-see approach. “I think there’s a very high probability that the earliest they’ll begin tapering is in December,” he tells KTRH. “But I think that’s going to be pushed to give them another several months or a couple quarters to see how these COVID variants weigh on economic activity.”

Listen Here:

https://ktrh.iheart.com/content/2021-08-18-taper-your-enthusiasm-fed-may-reduce-bond-buying/

Please read important disclosures here

Get Avidian's free market report in your inbox

Schedule a conversation

Curious about where you stand today? Schedule a meeting with our team and put your portfolio to the test.*