{"id":4673,"date":"2012-06-20T14:21:36","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T18:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=4673"},"modified":"2012-06-20T14:21:36","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T18:21:36","slug":"fed-extends-operation-twist-wsj-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/20\/fed-extends-operation-twist-wsj-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Extends Operation Twist &#8211; WSJ.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Federal Reserve officials extended through the end of the year a program meant to drive down long-term interest rates and signaled that they were &#8220;prepared to take further action&#8221; if needed amid heightened worry about the economy&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<p>By continuing the program, known as &#8220;Operation Twist,&#8221; the Fed will buy $267 billion in long-term Treasury bonds and notes while it sells short-term Treasurys. The program had been set to expire this month.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052702304765304577478580861436906.html?mod=djemalertNEWS\">Fed Extends Operation Twist &#8211; WSJ.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Federal Reserve officials extended through the end of the year a program meant to drive down long-term interest rates and signaled that they were &#8220;prepared to take further action&#8221; if needed amid heightened worry about the economy&#8217;s performance. 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