QE4: Fed Announces Increase of $45 Billion in UNSTERILIZED Monthly Treasury Purchases!

December 12, 2012 By 73 Comments

QE∞ is now QE∞er, and QE4 is official as the Fed announces $45 billion in NEW unsterilized monthly treasury bond purchases, exactly as expected by the market.

  • FED INCREASES QE WITH $45 BILLION IN NEW MONTHLY TREASURY PURCHASES
  • FED TO CONTINUE MORTGAGE BONDS PURCHASES AT $40 BILLION PER MONTH
  • OPERATION TWIST EXPANDED INTO UNSTERILIZED BOND MONETIZATION
  • MONTHLY PURCHASES TO TOTAL $85 BILLION
  • FED: RATES TO STAY EXCEPTIONALLY LOW WITH JOBLESS ABOVE 6.5%
  • Gold and silver popping

Full FOMC statement below:  and Click here to watch Bernanke’s Press Conference on QE4 LIVE at 2:15pm EST: [Read more...]

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