{"id":3227,"date":"2012-01-04T19:04:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T00:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2012-01-04T19:04:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T00:04:03","slug":"big-banks-see-better-than-5050-odds-of-qe3-real-time-economics-wsj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/04\/big-banks-see-better-than-5050-odds-of-qe3-real-time-economics-wsj\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Banks See Better Than 50\/50 Odds of QE3 &#8211; Real Time Economics &#8211; WSJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wall Street\u2019s biggest banks expect the Federal Reserve\u2018s 0% interest rates to persist into at least 2014, and see good odds the Fed will provide additional stimulus to the economy in the near term, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey of primary dealers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;..The median expectation that the Fed could provide additional stimulus in the form of bond buying that would push the balance sheet beyond its current $2.9 trillion level stands at 60% over the year.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/economics\/2012\/01\/04\/big-banks-see-better-than-5050-odds-of-qe3\/?mod=djemRTE_t\">Big Banks See Better Than 50\/50 Odds of QE3 &#8211; 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