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Fed in wait-and-see mode until December

The Fed’s latest policy statement suggests that, barring any disruptive debt-ceiling stand-off, the FOMC is ready to announce it will begin reducing the size of its balance sheet at its September meeting. But policymakers are keeping their options open on a possible December rate hike.

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