Unless the economy loses a lot more momentum or the eventual financial contagion from the crisis in Europe is much greater than we expect, the Fed is unlikely to launch a third round of asset purchases. However, the Fed may respond to the weaker tone of the incoming data by announcing a short extension to its Operation Twist programme at next week’s FOMC meeting.
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