Federal Reserve officials are likely to end their meeting this week signaling little if any appetite to raise interest rates this year
, part of a strategy designed to reduce the risks of a sharp slowdown in global economic growth.
Meanwhile, officials are preparing to announce Wednesday, at the conclusion of the meeting, when they will stop shrinking their $4 trillion asset portfolio, according to recent public statements and interviews. Officials appear to be leaning toward halting the decline in Treasury holdings by September,...
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