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MNI BRIEF: Fed's Bullard Says Jobs Progress May Be Met Soon

(MNI) WASHINGTON

St. Louis Fed President said Friday he thinks the economy will have totally made up for pandemic employment losses by the middle of next year, meaning the Fed's QE taper criteria could be met "sooner than what most people are assuming right now.

MNI has reported the Fed could delay tapering if an expected resurgence in the workforce fails to materialize in the fall.

MNI Washington Bureau | +1 202 371 2121 | pedro.dacosta@marketnews.com
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