Restarting quantitative easing (the purchase of short-term Treasury debt) will ease the federal government’s borrowing costs. Read more here.

Quantitative easing (QE) is a non-traditional monetary policy tool used by central banks, particularly when interest rates are already low and cannot be reduced further. It was popularized during the ...

The Federal Reserve's latest move to cut interest rates and resume purchasing Treasury bills has ignited a fierce debate over the trajectory of the U.S. economy. While mainstream analysts are ...

In the wake of continued weakness in the Japanese economy and recent market turbulence due to the terrorist attacks in the U.S., the Bank of Japan (BOJ) recently increased the intensity of its ...

The Bank of England said Friday that Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy Charlie Bean will tour the U.K. for seven days to explain the central bank's program of quantitative easing. The tour will ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link As the pandemic plunged America's economy into turmoil last March, Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman, rushed to prop it back up with a ...

Quantitative easing is a monetary policy action used to stimulate economic activity. The central bank purchases a large number of securities over time in hopes of increasing money supply, easing ...

On March 19, 2001, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) embarked on an unprecedented monetary policy experiment, commonly referred to as “quantitative easing,” in an attempt to stimulate the nation’s stagnant ...

Quantitative easing stimulates the economy by increasing bank lending and consumer spending. The Fed buys securities from banks, boosting their liquidity and lending capacity. Potential risks include ...

Quantitative easing is when a central bank purchases assets, usually long-dated securities, in the open market to increase money supply and stimulate the economy. By lowering the FFR, the Fed can ...