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Quantitative easing (QE) is a monetary policy action where a central bank purchases predetermined amounts of government bonds or other financial assets in order to stimulate economic activity. [1] Quantitative easing is a novel form of monetary policy that came into wide application after the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
On Nov. 25, 2008, in the depths of a once-in-a-lifetime financial crisis, the U.S. Federal Reserve, in partnership with the Treasury Department, announced a plan to buy up to $800 billion worth.
The question is what does one term the increase in 2008/09 in the Bank of Canada balance sheet -- if not quantitative easing? Yes, it was a troubled asset relief program, but where did the funds come from to do this??? --184.69.101.180 19:31, 18 October 2014 (UTC) In quantitative easing the central bank still buys securities.
The term "Greenspan put" is a play on the term put option, which is a financial instrument that creates a contractual obligation giving its holder the right to sell an asset at a particular price to a counterparty, regardless of the prevailing market price of the asset, thus providing a measure of insurance to the holder of the put against falls in the price of the asset.
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By the end of trading on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) had recorded its largest gain of the year, closing out the day 286 points, or 2.4%, higher. Although this may ...
When this was considered insufficient to abate the liquidity crisis, the Fed initiated quantitative easing, creating $1.3 trillion from November 2008 to June 2010 and using the created money to buy financial assets from banks and from the government.
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