quantitative easing

American  

noun

Economics.

1. 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. QE

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quantitative easing British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of quantitative easing

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's

“In effect, the Fed handed investors a measured dose of quantitative easing for Christmas, signaling a policy mix that is now unmistakably tilted toward accommodation,” Denyer wrote.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in a press conference last month, said its actions don’t constitute as quantitative easing.

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

From Barron's

“In effect, the Fed handed investors a measured dose of quantitative easing for Christmas, signaling a policy mix that is now unmistakably tilted toward accommodation,” Denyer wrote.

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