Questions over whether Fed will start tapering this November

Analysts are conflicted on the date of tapering

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
clock • 1 min read

The Federal Reserve yesterday held interest rates near zero while indicating that an easing of market supports will likely begin this year if economic progress continues as expected.

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week today

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Markets

Market Movers blog: US markets rise despite escalation of Iran conflict

Market Movers blog: US markets rise despite escalation of Iran conflict

Latest news and analysis

Investment Week
clock 09 July 2026 • 1 min read
Wellington Management's Natasha Brook-Walters: Complex markets call for more deliberate investing

Wellington Management's Natasha Brook-Walters: Complex markets call for more deliberate investing

Deliberate by design

Natasha Brook-Walters
clock 09 July 2026 • 3 min read
UK IPO proceeds increase 215% in early sign of revival

UK IPO proceeds increase 215% in early sign of revival

EY-Parthenon analysis

Michael Nelson
clock 08 July 2026 • 2 min read
Trustpilot