Federal Reserve officials are set to resume discussions this week over how fast they will shrink their nearly $9 trillion bond portfolio when the time comes, which would serve as a tool for tightening monetary policy as they try to curb high inflation.
Officials are on track at their meeting Tuesday and Wednesday to approve a final tranche of bond purchases, allowing them to end the stimulus program by March—when they are likely to raise interest rates to cool the economy, according to their recent public comments.
