3  -4We indicated that we will continue to increase our holdings of Treasury securities by at least $ billion per month and our holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities by at least $ billion per month until substantial further progress has been made toward our maximum-employment and price-stability goals.
The changes to the policy statement that we made over the fall bring our policy guidance in line with the new framework outlined in the revised Statement on LongerRun Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy that the Committee approved last August.