In October 2014 The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) announced an end to Quantitative Easing (QE). In September 2017, the Fed announced the start to Quantitative Tightening (QT) where they intend to reduce their balance sheet and start raising short term interest rates. Please discuss why the Fed has chosen to do this now and what they are trying to accomplish. In your response please discuss the affect on the Bond Market.