quantitative easing
noun
finance
: a set of government policies that may be implemented by a central bank to increase the money supply in the economy
The Fed has already done plenty with its unique stimulus program of quantitative easing, or QE, the $85 billion-a-month purchase of bonds and mortgage-backed assets that started pumping cash into the system in 2008.—
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Rana ForooharSpeculation is increasing that in an effort to stimulate the sluggish economy, the central bank will soon announce additional quantitative easing, the strategy of buying long-term assets like Treasury bonds to lower long-term interest rates.—Christine Hauser
Christine HauserSince 2000, the Bank of Japan has progressively increased the intensity of its quantitative easing programs in response to stagnant growth and failures in its banking system.—Blaine Luetkemeyer
—abbreviation QE
Blaine LuetkemeyerExamples of quantitative easing in a Sentence
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Central banks' potentially moving towards more aggressive quantitative easing to mitigate economic slowdowns could enhance bitcoin's appeal as an inflation hedge, potentially accelerating its price appreciation.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Whether through rate cuts, quantitative easing, or other forms of liquidity injections, the financial system is increasingly reliant on monetary expansion to maintain even modest growth.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Slashing rates, reviving quantitative easing, or even beginning new, untested stimulus efforts won’t be enough to prevent considerable pain for consumers and investors.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2024
At the time, asset prices across the board were artificially inflated by a mixture of zero interest rates and quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 20 June 2024
At the same time quantitative easing has flooded funds with money.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
This was quantitative easing, elites were liquidating resources and pouring more and more money into circulation.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
In fact, Fed records show that when Mr. Bernanke testified in 2010 about an eventual end to quantitative easing, the central bank’s balance sheet contained less than $2.3 trillion in assets.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 3 May 2024
He was joined in this effort by Mario Draghi, then the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), who in 2015 embarked on a program of quantitative easing.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
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Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Whether through rate cuts, quantitative easing, or other forms of liquidity injections, the financial system is increasingly reliant on monetary expansion to maintain even modest growth.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Slashing rates, reviving quantitative easing, or even beginning new, untested stimulus efforts won’t be enough to prevent considerable pain for consumers and investors.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2024
At the time, asset prices across the board were artificially inflated by a mixture of zero interest rates and quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 20 June 2024
At the same time quantitative easing has flooded funds with money.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
This was quantitative easing, elites were liquidating resources and pouring more and more money into circulation.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
In fact, Fed records show that when Mr. Bernanke testified in 2010 about an eventual end to quantitative easing, the central bank’s balance sheet contained less than $2.3 trillion in assets.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 3 May 2024
He was joined in this effort by Mario Draghi, then the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), who in 2015 embarked on a program of quantitative easing.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
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