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Fed Minutes Indicate Tapering Of Asset Purchases Expected This Year

Most Federal Reserve officials at the central bank's July monetary policy meeting believe it will be appropriate to begin tapering asset purchases this year, according to the minutes of the meeting released on Wednesday.

The expectation of tapering the Fed's asset purchases this year comes as most participants saw the "substantial further progress" criterion as satisfied with respect to the price stability goal and as close to being satisfied with respect to maximum employment.

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