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QE

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. quantitative easing.


q.e. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. which is.


q.e. British  

abbreviation

  1. quod est

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Etymology

Origin of q.e.

From Latin quod est

Example Sentences

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When QE ends, term deposits would roll off unless renewed, and the balance sheet would shrink by default.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominee to succeed Powell, has been critical of QE after his stint as a Fed governor in 2006-2011.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

“Is the MBS purchase QE? In my opinion, the answer is no,” said Tan Kai Xian, analyst at Gavekal.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

“It’s a QE exercise for sure,” said Buchta at Brean Capital.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

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 Newton, Isaac, Sir