The Week Ahead (Dec. 1 to 7): Macron Visits China, Fed Ends Quantitative Tightening

Dec. 1: Fed ends quantitative tightening

The U.S. Federal Reserve will stop reducing the size of its balance sheet on Dec. 1, ending a process that began in 2022. During this period, the central bank cut its holdings of Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities by more than $2 trillion, bringing total assets below $6.6 trillion — the lowest level since 2020.

Dec. 1: OPEC+ hikes output