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 ...

About the authors: Viral V. Acharya is C.V. Starr professor of economics in the Department of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business and former deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of ...

On Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Reserve announced an important change in its strategy for reducing the bonds it holds on its balance sheet—a process known as quantitative tightening. Here’s a look ...

Discover how the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing influenced the M1 money supply, affected bank lending, and altered interest rates during financial crises.

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 ...

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 ...