Fed Officials Saw Declining Benefits From QE, Minutes Show
By Joshua Zumbrun and Craig Torres Jan 8, 2014
Federal Reserve officials saw diminishing economic benefits from the central bank’s bond buying program and voiced concern about risks to financial stability, according to minutes of their last meeting, when they took the first step to cut the pace of purchases.
“A majority of participants judged that the marginal efficacy of purchases was likely declining as purchases continue,” the record of the Federal Open Market Committee’s Dec. 17-18 meeting showed. Participants also were “concerned about the marginal cost of additional asset purchases arising from risks to financial stability” citing the potential for “excessive risk-taking in the financial sector.”
Policy makers will gather Jan. 28-29 to consider the next step in their strategy of gradually reducing the pace of bond buying as the economy strengthens. The minutes didn’t describe a set schedule…
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