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The Fed Holds the Line
Scotsman Guide, July 31, 2017–Victor Whitman
“Having given the market plenty of notice that they would begin shrinking their balance-sheet holdings of Treasurys and MBS this year, … they have now indicated their intention to slow reinvestments in their securities portfolio ‘relatively soon,'” said Mike Fratantoni, chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association.