Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes Show No Urgency to End Quantitative Tightening

BlockBeats News, October 9th: An institutional analysis pointed out that some analysts believe that the minutes of the September meeting may indicate that Federal Reserve officials are starting to consider ending balance sheet tapering in a tighter financing market environment. However, based on the meeting minutes, there is little indication that this topic received extensive discussion.

At the September meeting, staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York informed officials that by the end of the first quarter of 2026, bank reserves are expected to decrease to around $2.8 trillion, suggesting that there is no immediate urgency to end quantitative tightening at the next one or two meetings. Officials did emphasize that "it is important to continue monitoring the money market situation closely." (FXStreet)