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The estimated macroeconomic effects of the Federal Reserve's large-scale Treasury purchase program

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  • Jeffrey C. Fuhrer
  • Giovanni P. Olivei

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This brief examines an issue of current importance to the conduct of U.S. economic policy: how has the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) plan to purchase up to $600 billion of Treasury securities by June 30, 2011 affected the movement of inflation, GDP, and employment to more desirable medium-term and long-term levels? Following the FOMC's announcement of the plan on November 3, 2010, other events that potentially influence Treasury yields have been at play. To estimate the effects that the FOMC Treasury purchases may have on the goal of achieving more desirable levels of inflation and employment, the authors make use of different models to gauge the likely effect upon interest rates, the interest rate effects on real spending (GDP), and how changes in GDP may be affecting the employment rate.

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  • Jeffrey C. Fuhrer & Giovanni P. Olivei, 2011. "The estimated macroeconomic effects of the Federal Reserve's large-scale Treasury purchase program," Public Policy Brief, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedbpb:y:2011:n:11-2
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