quantitative easing
KWON-tih-tay-tiv EE-zing
ˈkwɒntɪteɪtɪv ˈiːzɪŋListen
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an unconventional monetary policy tool in which a central bank purchases large quantities of financial assets, typically government bonds and mortgage-backed securities, to inject money directly into the financial system and lower long-term interest rates; used when conventional interest rate cuts are insufficient because rates are already near zero; quantitative easing was deployed extensively by the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of England following the 2008 financial crisis and again during the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding central bank balance sheets to unprecedented levels
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