The question of exactly when the US Fed will start to taper its asset purchases under QE3 has understandably been the focus of much analysis and speculation (including by ourselves). There are six reasons why the timing of the first reduction – and even the eventual conclusion of the programme – need not be the watershed for global markets that many assume. But there are also two downside risks.
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