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It involves a central bank buying financial assets, and its effect is to increase the money supply.  
It involves a central bank buying financial assets, and its effect is to increase the money supply.  
The financial assets bought are usually central government debt.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Asset purchase facility]]
* [[Central bank]]
* [[Central bank]]
* [[Helicopter money]]
* [[Monetary policy]]
* [[Monetary policy]]
* [[Money supply]]
* [[Money supply]]
* [[QE2]]
* [[QE2]]
* [[POMO]]
* [[Cash in the new post-crisis world]]
===Other links===
[https://www.globalcreditportal.com/ratingsdirect/renderArticle.do?articleId=1352014&SctArtId=256228&from=CM&nsl_code=LIME&sourceObjectId=8757275&sourceRevId=1&fee_ind=N&exp_date=20240807-19:31:47: Everything you ever wanted to know about quantitative easing, S&P Capital IQ]
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(QE).

A form of monetary policy used to stimulate an economy where interest rates are either at, or close to, zero.

It involves a central bank buying financial assets, and its effect is to increase the money supply.


The financial assets bought are usually central government debt.


See also


Other links

Everything you ever wanted to know about quantitative easing, S&P Capital IQ