Quantitative Easing

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released minutes from its January meeting last Wednesday, as it generally does three weeks following the most recent meeting.   The FOMC is a committee within the Federal Reserve System tasked with overseeing the purchase and sale of US Treasury securities by the Fed. The Federal Reserve makes key decisions regarding interest rates and looks to this committee for advice on how and when to take action. The Future Of Quantitative Easing One of the main topices that Fed leaders discussed was the future of its ongoing program of quantitative easing (QE). Currently, the…