Currently viewing Global edition

US Fed looks for way out

Federal Reserve policymakers resemble a blind man in an unfamiliar room groping for an exit while anxiously trying to sidestep irreplaceable family heirlooms.

US Fed looks for way out US Fed looks for way out US Fed looks for way out US Fed looks for way out US Fed looks for way out

Three events occurring in quick succession are combining to set the scene for a once in a generation economic policy challenge.