Despite there was a discounting degree in the market of having a stronger stimulating action than extending the current Twist Operations plan to the end of the year, the greenback has not come under pressure versus the single currency trading in a side way as the extension of the TOs has been read as a considerable action by the Fed which looked concerned about the current pace of US economic growth and the continued depression of the US housing market choosing this option for driving the long term interest rate down for helping it at the moment of keeping the same monthly pace of TOs by $44.4b monthly till the end of this year before taking a decision of QE3 can be inevitable in the case of further deterioration of the economy which lowered its forecast of its growth substantially to be from 1.9% to 2.4% in 2012 from 2.4% to 2.9% as it has expected previously in April.
- Published: 21 June 2012
- Written by Editor