quantitative easing

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noun Economics.

the policy by which a central bank creates money and uses it to purchase financial assets, thereby increasing the money supply and stimulating a weak economy. Abbreviation: QE

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Origin of quantitative easing

First recorded in1965–70

Words nearby quantitative easing

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How to use quantitative easing in a sentence

They argued that quantitative easing would only encourage risky lending without creating many real jobs.
How Nov. 2, 2010 Made the Rich So Much Richer|Christopher Leonard|November 2, 2021|Time
This is why quantitative easing drives up the price of assets like shares of stock, corporate debt, commercial real estate, and even fine art.
How Nov. 2, 2010 Made the Rich So Much Richer|Christopher Leonard|November 2, 2021|Time
However, the economic effects of quantitative easing eventually fade, according to researchers at the Bank for International Settlements, a Switzerland-based institution that acts as a central bank for central banks.
How the Federal Reserve Is Increasing Wealth Inequality|by Allan Sloan and Cezary Podkul|April 27, 2021|ProPublica
Powell was saying that the value of assets like fixed-income bonds was being inflated by quantitative easing.
How Jay Powell’s Coronavirus Response Is Changing the Fed Forever|Christopher Leonard|June 11, 2020|Time

These so-called quantitative easing measures were intended to keep interest rates low.
The Battle of the Deficit Bulge Has Been Won|Daniel Gross|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chairman of the Federal Reserve: “Quantitative Easing it is!”
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Ukraine, Craps & the Fed|P. J. O’Rourke|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yellen was present at the creation of quantitative easing, and is pledging to continue the policy until it works.
Janet Yellen Succeeds in the Senate Without Really Trying|Daniel Gross|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Republicans have tried for the last several years to make it seem as if quantitative easing is a tool of the hard left.
Janet Yellen Succeeds in the Senate Without Really Trying|Daniel Gross|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The objections to quantitative easing were generally pro forma and not particularly articulate.
Janet Yellen Succeeds in the Senate Without Really Trying|Daniel Gross|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for quantitative easing

quantitative easing

noun

the practice of increasing the supply of money in order to stimulate economic activity

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