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.—
Rana Foroohar
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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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
Editors’ Picks Quantitative Easing Q.T. is the inverse of an unorthodox approach to monetary policy known as quantitative easing, adopted by the Fed when Ben S. Bernanke was chair.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 3 May 2024
In 2020, as the pandemic took root, the Federal Reserve began buying mortgage bonds and government debt in large quantities — or what is known as quantitative easing.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
After 23 years of quantitative easing, global markets are agitating for Governor Ueda’s team to normalize Tokyo’s interest rate policy.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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
Editors’ Picks Quantitative Easing Q.T. is the inverse of an unorthodox approach to monetary policy known as quantitative easing, adopted by the Fed when Ben S. Bernanke was chair.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 3 May 2024
In 2020, as the pandemic took root, the Federal Reserve began buying mortgage bonds and government debt in large quantities — or what is known as quantitative easing.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
After 23 years of quantitative easing, global markets are agitating for Governor Ueda’s team to normalize Tokyo’s interest rate policy.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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