[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)] [Notices] [Page 10364] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2011-4124] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of January 25-26, 2011 In accordance with Section 271.25 of its rules regarding availability of information (12 CFR part 271), there is set forth below the domestic policy directive issued by the Federal Open Market Committee at its meeting held on January 25-26, 2011.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Copies of the Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee at its meeting held on January 25-26, 2011, which includes the domestic policy directive issued at the meeting, are available upon request to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. The minutes are published in the Federal Reserve Bulletin and in the Board's Annual Report. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Federal Open Market Committee seeks monetary and financial conditions that will foster price stability and promote sustainable growth in output. To further its long-run objectives, the Committee seeks conditions in reserve markets consistent with Federal funds trading in a range from 0 to \1/4\ percent. The Committee directs the Desk to execute purchases of longer-term Treasury securities in order to increase the total face value of domestic securities held in the System Open Market Account to approximately $2.6 trillion by the end of June 2011. The Committee also directs the Desk to reinvest principal payments from agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in longer term Treasury securities. The System Open Market Account Manager and the Secretary will keep the Committee informed of ongoing developments regarding the System's balance sheet that could affect the attainment over time of the Committee's objectives of maximum employment and price stability. By order of the Federal Open Market Committee, February 17, 2011. William B. English, Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee. [FR Doc. 2011-4124 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-P