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Fed Begins Taper But its Agency MBS Footprint Might Actually Increase
December 19, 2013
Thomas Ressler
The Federal Reserve will slightly decrease the amount of its monthly purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities but agency MBS issuance might decline by even more than the Fed's planned taper.
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