Fed‘s purchases of MBS may have limits

QE3 could eventually leave the Fed holding nearly 30% of all mortgage-backed securities, making it a bigger player in the market than either banks or mutual funds. This suggests that, unless economic conditions improve more quickly than either our forecasts or the Fed’s projections imply, at some point the Fed will have to resume buying Treasury securities again.

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