Talk about creating moral hazard. The Fed has cornered almost 40% of all Treasuries over 5 years in maturity. I've just discovered the killer aspect line from Quantitative Easing. The Fed's 4 years of QE, QE1, QE2, and QE3 has accumulated 36% of all Treasury securities between 5 years and 10 years in maturity plus 40% of those government bonds over 10 years in maturity as well as 25% of all the mortgage backed securities not owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Just how do you suppose Chairman Yellen will devise an exit strategy to this concentrated ownership that makes up some $3 trillion of the central bank's $4 trillion balance sheet?
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