QUANTITATIVE EASING 2 – QE2
This is the second monetary policy of Fed, which is used to stimulate the United States economy after the recession that started in 2007/08. Fed had plans on buying $600 billion in long-term Treasuries, in addition to the reinvestment of an additional $250 billion to $300 billion in Treasuries from earlier proceeds from mortgage-backed securities.
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| 02:00 | MI Inflation Gauge | Jan | |
| 02:30 | Retail Sales | Dec | |
| 09:00 | Factory Orders | Dec | |
| 11:30 | Construction PMI | Jan | |
| 11:30 | Sentix Investor Confidence | Feb | |
| 12:00 | Retail Sales | Dec | |
| 17:00 | Ivey Purchasing Managers Index | Jan | |
| 21:00 | Loan Officer Survey | ||
| 01:30 | Average Cash Earnings | Dec |
