US dollar rises after Fed halves daily purchases for next week

Fed slows the pace of QE

 The Fed announced it will buy $15B a day in bonds next week compared to $30B this week.
The response in the Treasury market has been swift with US 5-years yields rising to 0.35% from 0.33%.
Fed slows the pace of QE
That’s spilled over into the US dollar, which is making a small move higher across the board.
Here’s the Fed’s balance sheet:
balance sheet
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