Federal Reserve officials have signaled a policy pivot that focuses more attention on inflation risks than employment shortfalls
to quicken the wind-down of their bond-buying stimulus program
at the conclusion of their two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, opening the door to interest-rate increases in the first half of next year. The move to end the stimulus program sooner than officials planned at their meeting last month offers the most concrete sign of how Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s
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