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Abbreviations
Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on February 29, 2012, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act
| ABS | asset-backed securities |
| AFE | advanced foreign economy |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| CDS | credit default swap |
| C&I | commercial and industrial |
| CMBS | commercial mortgage-backed securities |
| CP | commercial paper |
| CRE | commercial real estate |
| DPI | disposable personal income |
| EBA | European Banking Authority |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| EME | emerging market economy |
| E&S | equipment and software |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| FOMC | Federal Open Market Committee; also, the Committee |
| FRBNY | Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GSE | government-sponsored enterprise |
| LIBOR | London interbank offered rate |
| MEP | maturity extension program |
| MBS | mortgage-backed securities |
| NIPA | national income and product accounts |
| OIS | overnight index swap |
| PCE | personal consumption expenditures |
| repo | repurchase agreement |
| SCOOS | Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey on Dealer Financing Terms |
| SEP | Summary of Economic Projections |
| SLOOS | Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices |
| S&P | Standard and Poor's |
| SOMA | System Open Market Account |
| WTI | West Texas Intermediate |
Last update:
February 29, 2012
