Det såkalte 'taper tantrump' dækker over en episode i 2013, hvor den daværende amerikanske centralbankchef Ben Bernanke udløste et kraftigt dyk på finansmarkederne.
Ben Bernanke forklarede i en Q&A for kongressens økonomiudvalg 22. maj 2013, at Federal Reserve kunne droppe de omfattende obligationsopkøbsprogrammer, der var blevet sat i værk i kølvandet på Finanskrisen. Ben Bernanke begrundede det med, at inflationen var kommet så højt op, at Federal Reserves kunne mindske opkøbene.
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 04: (L-R) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and former Chairs of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke participate in a panel discussion at the American Economic Association conference on January 4, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Following a strong December jobs report, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 350 points at the open on Friday morning. In a television interview on Friday morning, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said he believes there is 'no recession in sight.' Jessica McGowan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Jessica McGowan
