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                  11 August 2010

                  Macro impact of QE light likely insignificant

                  Mads Koefoed, Macro Strategist, Saxo Bank

                  The Fed annouced yesterday that it will buy US treasuries with the principal payments from maturing mortgage-backed securities. The stock market initially cheered, but we have our reservation as to the impact on economic activity.
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