When the time comes next year to begin normalising interest rates, we believe that, using the interest on excess reserves (IOER) rate and its new liquidity management tools, the Fed will be able to exert sufficient control over the effective fed funds rate and the wider spectrum of short-term interest rates. In short, the lift-off should be pretty smooth.
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