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Remember QE? Fed Bond Buys Could Be Back Sooner Than You Think
The Federal Reserve will likely resort to large-scale bond purchases regularly to conduct interest rate policy in an environment of low nominal rates, according to new report from Moody’s Investors Service. That shouldn’t be a big deal, because bond buying (known as quantitative easing or QE in the markets) acts in much the same way as moves in official interest rates, if somewhat less predictably. But it could create another political headache for a central bank already under pressure from Donald Trump’s absolute disregard for institutions. Most recently, Trump threatened to "demote" his own pick for Fed Chairman, ... (full story)
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