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Fed Likely to Begin 'Operation Twist' Easing, Economists Say

San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 20, 2011

Federal Reserve officials tomorrow will probably announce a program for monetary easing that will do little to help 14 million unemployed Americans find work, according to economists in a Bloomberg News survey.

The Federal Open Market Committee will decide to replace short-term Treasuries in its $1.65 trillion portfolio with long- term bonds, according to 71 percent of 42 surveyed economists. The move, known as "Operation Twist" for its goal to bend the yield curve, will probably fail to reduce the 9.1 percent unemployment rate, 61 percent of the economists said. Among those, 15 percent predict it will be "somewhat harmful."

Operation Twist is among a few untested policy tools that Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has said the Fed could use as risks to the U.S. recovery rise and unprecedented easing falls short of fulfilling the Fed's mandate for full employment. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note already fell to a record low this month on concerns global growth is flagging and Europe's sovereign-debt crisis will intensify.

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- Posted: 2011-09-20 11:13:24


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