Financial Market News February 20, 2013

imgres-1Fed 1/30/2013 Minutes released today

Fed officials are split on future for Fed’s MBS and T-Bill purchase program.  Fed officials did state that program will continue until improvement happens in labor market. Specifically, unemployment rate declines to 6.5, as long as inflation remains below 2.5%.  However, minutes also reveal concerns of the cost of the program might end the program sooner then the labor market goals are reached.