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  1. FOMC Will Purchase LT Securities at $400 Billion – No QE3 for Now

    by , 09-22-2011 at 08:39 AM
    Following the two day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, it was decided that there won't be another quantitative easing plan for now that will expand the Fed's balance sheet; it was decided that the Fed will purchase $400 billion worth of Long Term Securities in exchange of Short Term Securities by the end of June 2012.

    For the complete report on the FOMC decision see here in Trading NRG

    The FOMC held a two day meeting and decided to expand its investment in US long term securities: the Fed will further purchase by June 2012, $400 billion of Treasury securities with remaining maturities of six years to 30 years; in exchange it will sell an equal amount of Treasury securities with remaining maturities ...
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