The term quantitative easing (QE) describes a monetary policy used by some central banks to increase the supply of money by increasing the excess reserves of the banking system. This policy is usually invoked when the normal methods to control the money supply have failed, i.e the bank interest rate, discount rate and/or interbank interest rate are either at, or close to, zero.
A central bank implements QE by first crediting its own account with money it creates ex nihilo ("out of nothing"). It then purchases financial assets, including government bonds, agency debt, mortgage-backed securities and corporate bonds, from banks and other financial institutions in a process referred to as open market operations.
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Feb 09 - MarketWatch
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Feb 05 - Financial Times
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Economic Report: British economy shrinks, stirs QE speculation
Jan 25 - MarketWatch
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By Reuters
Uncertainty in the euro zone will continue for the next few years, acting as a drag on the UK economy, Bank of England policy maker Spencer Dale was quoted as saying in a newspaper on Sunday. (6:14 am)
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By Easy Forex
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By Ozforex
Whilst troubles in Europe continued to escalate overnight the Australian dollar has decided enough is enough for now and has remained in range-bound consolidation mode. I (May 24)
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By Reuters UK
Bank of England policymaker David Miles said on Thursday that he believed that conducting quantitative easing via gilt purchases was still the best way for the central bank to stimulate the economy, rejecting calls to buy other assets. (May 24)
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By Reuters UK
A slump in construction output drove Britain even deeper into recession than initially thought in the first quarter of this year, raising the chance the Bank of England will inject more cash to prop up the faltering economy. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: IMF, HSBC, GDP, BANK OF ENGLAND, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, MORTGAGE
By Reuters UK
Britain fell deeper into recession than first thought in the first quarter of this year after a sharp drop in construction output, raising the likelihood the Bank will need to inject more stimulus to protect the economy from the raging euro zone debt crisis. (May 24)
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By Reuters UK
Economy shrank more than first thought between January and March, after the deepest fall in construction output in three years, while government spending made the biggest contribution to growth, official data showed on Thursday. (May 24)
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Britain's prime minister told David Cameron parliament that 600,000 jobs had been created in the private sector since his coalition government took office in May 2010. (May 23)
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By DailyFX
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By Reuters UK
The Bank of England signalled on Wednesday it was likely to pump more money into the struggling British economy if the euro crisis causes more mayhem, and the government flagged new steps to boost growth. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: UNEMPLOYMENT, IMF, BANK OF ENGLAND, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, INVESTMENT
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