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

Discover why quantitative easing post-2008 didn't cause hyperinflation. Learn about economic conditions, banking practices, and money supply dynamics that kept inflation in check.

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 ...

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 ...

The Federal Reserve has been using quantitative easing and quantitative tightening to conduct monetary policy. The approach has been effective in achieving the Federal Reserve's goals. The strong ...

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 ...

Quantitative easing (QE) is a robust monetary policy tool used by central banks to stimulate the economy when interest rate cuts are no longer effective. It works by increasing the money supply ...

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

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 ...