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The Fed may be moving closer to ending its rally-killing balance sheet reductionWall Street has worried that the operation is adding to pressure in markets that has already built during a series of interest rate hikes that began in 2015.
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Fed chief Powell just walked back his autopilot remark and the financial markets love itFed Chairman Jerome Powell changed his tone on Fed policy, walking back a comment he made in December that rattled markets and made him sound rigid about the Fed's balance sheet.
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