Debt limit debate could hasten end of Fed tightening

By reducing its bond portfolio by up to US $95 billion a month, the central bank drains liquidity from the U.S. financial system, complementing its interest rate hikes in the fight to contain inflation. Therefore, an early end to quantitative tightening could bring some relief to the U.S. economy. "It's a complicating factor, because we just don't know how all these…