News Headline Summary

US Fed balance sheet liabilities rose to USD 2.842trl as of Dec 5 vs. USD 2.834trl the previous week

- Fed holdings of US Treasuries total USD 1.654trl as of Dec 5 vs. USD 1.647trl the prev. week.
- Fed holdings of agency debt total USD 79.28bln as of Dec 5 vs. USD 79.28bln the prev. week.
- Fed holdings of MBS total USD 883.65bln as of Dec 5 vs. USD 883.54bln the prev. week.

Update details:

- US government says dealers hold largest MBS position in records since 1996.

Print 21:33, 06 Dec 2012 - Fixed Income - Source: Newswires