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''Monetary policy.''


The periodic rate of interest paid on bonds and money market securities, stated as a percentage of the principal and usually paid out once or twice a year, depending on the terms of the issue.
(QE).  


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


2.  
It involves a central bank buying financial assets, and its effect is to increase the money supply.  


Abbreviation for Coupon rate.
 
The financial assets bought are usually central government debt.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Accrued interest ]]
* [[Asset Purchase Facility]]
* [[Asset-based swap]]
* [[Asset purchase programme]]
* [[Average effective maturity]]
* [[Balance sheet reduction policy]]
* [[Average nominal maturity]]
* [[Cash in the new post-crisis world]]
* [[Bond]]
* [[Central bank]]
* [[Coupon bond]]
* [[Fiscal policy]]
* [[Coupon rate]]
* [[Helicopter money]]
* [[Coupon strip]]
* [[Monetary policy]]
* [[Dividend]]
* [[Money supply]]
* [[Foreign currency bond]]
* [[POMO]]
* [[Interest]]
* [[QE2]]
* [[Issue]]
* [[Money market]]
* [[Nominal value]]
* [[Nominal yield]]
* [[Paying agent]]
* [[Principal]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Zero coupon bond]]


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[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 22:04, 24 April 2020

Monetary policy.

(QE).

Quantitative easing is 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