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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of q.e.

From Latin quod est

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Importantly, there is no pandemic-style QE, which would put downward pressure on sovereign yields or compress spreads.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

QE is a stimulus policy that started with the purchase of trillions of dollars of long-term U.S.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Quantitative easing, or QE as it’s called, is an unconventional tool at the heart of the market debate.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The Federal Reserve previously used its balance sheet to stabilize markets in crisis by purchasing Treasurys and agency mortgage bonds — a process known as quantitative easing, or QE.

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

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