"If the Fed goes out and buys longer-term Treasury securities, and buys them in significant amounts, what will happen is longer-term interest rates should come down.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

The Fed is taking on a serious risk in doing this because these assets that it takes on in exchange for Treasury securities could fail.

美联储这样做很有风险,因为这些他们作为国库证券交换来的,资产可能是个烂摊子。

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He said the Treasury Department now has the authority to block or seize any assets, accounts or securities under U.S.jurisdiction held by these organizations or anyone acting on their behalf.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15