FREEDOM FORUM: Discussion

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• Financial Times

Some analysts think the Fed should adopt a flexible approach and extend the terms of the Treasury buying programme until the end of the year.

That way, the Fed could buy fewer mortgages and more Treasuries, should yields rise sharply in the coming months.

“It would make sense for the Fed to give themselves room to buy more Treasuries later this year, if that is required,” said George Goncalves, head of fixed income strategy at Cantor Fitzgerald.

 

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