from them . _ _ _ Associated Press writer Jim Gomez in Manila , Philippines , and Matthew Pennington in Washington contributed to this report .
“ As interest rates rise , the government ’s cost of financing its debt will climb – especially if that debt continues to mount , as it does in CBO ’s projections . ” Fed ends ‘ quantitative easing ’ policy In October 2014 , the Fed under Janet Yellen ’s direction ended the policy of quantitative easing under which it had purchasedtransaction.transfermoney.purchase$ 85 billion in Treasury bonds every month in 2013 . The policy culminated in what turned out to be 37 consecutive months during which the Fed bought Treasury debt in an effort to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates at or near zero . Under the QE bond - buying spree , the Fed balance sheet ballooned to a record $ 4.48 trillion accumulated since announcing the first round of QE purchases in November 2008 just as outgoing President George W. Bush tried to deal with a systemic collapse of financial markets .
The IFC president , Jim Youg Kim , is a regular participant in Clinton Global Initiative meetings chaired by Bill Clinton . Among her duties as secretary of state , Clinton also had a role in the World Bank , which is largely financed with U.S. funds . Blackburn questioned a controversial Hillary Clinton decision permitting Russia to obtaintransaction.transfermoney.purchasea controlling stake in a U.S. uranium company after an effort led by Ian Teller , a major Clinton Foundation donor , and Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra , a long - time friend of Bill Clinton . Uranium One “ donated $ 2.35 million to the Foundation through several donations , which the foundation failed to report , as the Russian ’s gained control of Uranium One from 2009 - 2013 , ” Blackburn said . Teller ’s Fernwood Foundation additionally donated more than $ 2 million to the Clinton Foundation , according to “ Clinton Cash ” author Peter Schweizer .
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