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In 2013, US bond yields jumped after Federal Reserve officials suggested that the central bank might begin reducing its asset purchases. Markets had become used to those purchases supporting liquidity and bond demand. The sudden change in expectations caused a sharp reaction known as the Taper Tantrum. “Taper” meant slowing the pace of new purchases, not immediately selling all the bonds already held. The event affected more than US Treasuries. Money moved out of some emerging markets, currencies weakened, and borrowing costs rose. The term is now also used for similar market reactions when investors fear that central-bank support will be withdrawn faster than expected.
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