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  • Is there a change in the Statement to reflect recent weakness in labor market / econ data? YES, "The pace of the recovery in economic activity and employment has moderated in recent months"
  • Is there a change in the Statement to reflect newly-expected fiscal stimulus? NO
  • Does the FOMC say it plans to shift asset purchases to buying more longer-term securities? NO
  • Does the FOMC raise asset purchases from $120B a month by increasing Treasuries purchases? NO
  • Does the Fed set an interest rate cap, rate target, or range on any part of the yield curve? NO
  • Changes to Interest Rate Paid on Excess Reserves (IOER) / minimum bid rate on overnight repo? NO
  • Any dissents to the decision? NO
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