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Fed MBS tally jumps to $766.6 billion

By Agnes Crane
August 20, 2009
Federal Reserve | mortgage-backed securities | treasurys

The Fed may be paring back its Treasury purchases, but its MBS program heated up this week. The central bank bought a cool $25 billion net, up nearly $5 billion from the previous week. Reuters puts the running tally now at $766.608 billion.

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