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"With zero interest rates and two QEs already finished, the Federal Reserve has ended all its ammunition," Komal Sri- Kumar, chief global strategist at TCW Group Inc., which oversees about $120 billion, said in a Bloomberg Television interview from Los Angeles, referring to the asset-purchase program known as quantitative easing.

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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble called the asset-purchase program "clueless" on Nov. 5 and suggested it was designed to erode the value of the U.S. dollar.

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"With zero interest rates and two QEs already finished, the Federal Reserve has ended all its ammunition," Komal Sri- Kumar, chief global strategist at TCW Group Inc., which oversees about $120 billion, said in a Bloomberg Television interview from Los Angeles, referring to the asset-purchase program known as quantitative easing.

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Despite the improvement in the economy, Fed officials "generally felt that the change in the outlook was not sufficient to warrant any adjustments to the asset-purchase program," the minutes showed.

Stocks Tick Higher After Fed Minutes Kristina Peterson 2011

"Members generally felt that the change in the outlook was not sufficient to warrant any adjustments to the asset-purchase program," the minutes said.

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A rosier-than-expected report would likely spark a conversation on whether the Federal Reserve could limit the size or scope of its asset-purchase program, which has weighed on the greenback, said Jane Foley , senior foreign-exchange strategist at Rabobank in London.

The Dollar Leaves Rivals in Its Wake Bradley Davis 2011

Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan was scheduled to meet Thursday and is under pressure to further loosen monetary conditions by expanding its asset-purchase program to support Japan's post-earthquake recovery, a move that would naturally depress the yen by increasing its supply.

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Japan's central bank doubled the size of its asset-purchase program to Y10 trillion in the days after the record earthquake and tsunami hit the country's northeast on March 11.

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The BOJ also eased monetary policy by expanding its asset-purchase program to ¥15 trillion from ¥10 trillion and its fund for six-month low-rate loans to ¥15 trillion from ¥10 trillion.

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Journal Community "While the economic outlook was seen as improving, members generally felt that the change in the outlook was not sufficient to warrant any adjustments to the asset-purchase program," said minutes of the Dec. 14 meeting, which were released by the Fed with the regular three-week lag.

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