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Fed standing firm despite more positive outlook

The rapidly accelerating vaccine rollout means that the economic outlook continues to brighten. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish tone in his post-FOMC press conference this week reinforces our view that the Fed will maintain its current ultra-loose policy stance throughout this year, even as economic growth accelerates.

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