Looking through and comparing the criteria between all of these screens, in essence they were seeking four simple things: 1) growing earnings per
share over various time frames, 2) strong sales growth, 3) an attractive valuation (often using price - to - sales), and 4) relative strength.
During a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, held on Tuesday, December 11 and continued on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, the presentation focused on the potential effects on the U.S. economy, based in part on simulations of a staff macroeconomic model, and for the Federal Reserve's balance sheet and income of continuing to buy MBS and longer - term Treasury
securities over various time frames.