Market Strategy Report: What the coming Fed "taper" means.

Our October 2021 report looks at how the Fed's plan to slow and eventually stop bond purchases will affect investors. [Logo: Zacks Investment Research] October Report: Should Investors Worry About the Fed "Taper"? One of the tools used by the Federal Reserve to respond to the 2019 Covid-19 crisis (as well as the 2008 Financial Crisis) was monthly bond purchases. The idea behind this action, also known as quantitative easing or QE, is to influence borrowing costs in the economy in an effort to spur activity. Now, the Fed seems ready to "taper" these purchases, and some market watchers believe this will create negative effects for the market and economy. In our October 2021 Zacks Market Strategy Report1, we examine this issue in detail, including a historical analysis of the last time the Fed tapered bond purchases and removed quantitative easing (QE). The report also includes Zacks' sector picks to finish the year. 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