With the markets still relatively calm amid the ongoing election uncertainty, the Fed took the predictable decision to stand pat today. However, if the election results in a divided government – as now looks likely – that will reduce the odds of any large-scale fiscal stimulus, which would put the pressure back on the Fed to support the recovery via an expansion of its large-scale asset purchases.
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