Fed's Musalem says US cenbank can go ahead with balance sheet reduction

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 10/07/24 07:19 PM EDT

By Michael S. Derby

NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said Monday there's no conflict with the central bank cutting rates and continuing to draw down its balance sheet.

The official also said he sees no economic or technical market reason for why the Fed would need to end reducing its holdings in a process known as quantitative tightening. (Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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