Salient to Investors:
FRB Governor Jeremy Stein said:
- Diminishing returns from Fed purchases of Treasurys indicate it should instead buy mortgage-backed debt – corporate borrowers can already secure inexpensive credit.
- A strategy of deliberately seeking higher inflation to spur economic growth would be a mistake and take the Fed away from one leg of its dual congressional mandate to maintain stable prices and ensure full employment: consumers and businesses may not react to higher inflation the way that they do in economic models.
- Fed policies may be causing banks, insurance companies and pension funds to take on more risk to get higher yield.
Read the full article at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/fed-s-stein-says-benefits-of-mortgage-debt-buying-outweigh-risks.html