2018 is set to be a landmark year for central banks. For the first time since the financial crisis, the world’s three leading central banks, the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and European Central Bank will all taper their quantitative easing programs, and many analysts are nervous as to how markets will react in this new environment.
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According to BNP Paribas, The global pace of quantitative easing is set to slow by a total of $48 billion a month by the end of 2018. This is a substantial reduction, but central banks are not quitting the market entirely just yet.
According to analysts at State Street, central banks are...

