QE
abbreviation
QE
1 Americanabbreviation
q.e.
2
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q.e.
British
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Etymology
Origin of q.e.
From Latin quod est
Example Sentences
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Rajan has warned of the asymmetry in using QE by highlighting how paring back the balance sheet is harder than expanding it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
As a result, QE is never fully reversed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Importantly, there is no pandemic-style QE, which would put downward pressure on sovereign yields or compress spreads.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
The RMPs don’t constitute quantitative easing, or QE, as central bank buying is formally called, the Fed says.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
Draw QE cutting the said Circle in T and t, and therein take tq in such proportion to tE as tE or TE hath to TQ.
From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Sir Isaac Newton
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