US OUTLOOK: Street is passing around Lombard St that

First Published Monday, 11th June 2012 06:05 pm - © 2012 MNI News

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US OUTLOOK: Street is passing around Lombard St Research piece

that says Fed QE would be inevitable if US fiscal cliff cuts

growth and "it seems unlikely monetary policy could fully offset"

fiscal tightening. Moreover, piece says "the only way to offset

the diminishing returns from QE would be to adopt more radical

versions of this policy."