Federal Reserve US Treasury Holdings Pass The $1 Trillion Mark

- Quantitative Easing Explained Jan. 30 (Wall Street Journal) — The Federal Reserve has passed yet another milestone on its journey into uncharted territory: Its average holdings of longer-term Treasurys have passed the $1 trillion mark. Prior to the financial crisis, the Fed tended to hold up to $700 billion in Treasurys, two-thirds of which [...] continue reading world news