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Fed still reluctant to launch QE3

The Fed appears to be edging closer to launching a third round of asset purchases (QE3), but it will not pull the trigger unless the economy loses more momentum and/or the threat to US financial markets posed by the euro-zone becomes much greater. We don’t expect either of these events to occur, which may mean that QE3 won’t see the light of day.

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