We don't anticipate that the stronger tone of the incoming economic data will prompt the Fed to curtail its plan to buy $600bn of Treasury securities by June at the next FOMC meeting, which concludes next Wednesday (26th January). Indeed, even with the voting membership of the FOMC taking on a more hawkish slant this year, we expect the Fed to see QE2 through to its planned conclusion.
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