BofA: QE3 Is Coming In September Sam Ro July 11, 2012, 7:25 PM Economists spent the afternoon thumbing through the minutes of the June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. They were searching for clues on what the Fed's next move might be. Bank of America's economics team led by Michael Hanson and Ethan Harris think that the next move is QE3, a form of monetary policy that involves buying certain securities to lower interest rates.