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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The Federal Reserve's "Quantitative Easing": Questions And Answers

From The Heritage Foundation:


Monetary Policy/Financial Regulation

The Federal Reserve’s Quantitative Easing: Questions and Answers

by Robert McTeer

National Center for Policy Analysis

November 19, 2010

Brief Analysis

Recently, the Federal Reserve announced plans to resume monetary easing by purchasing $600 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds by June 2011. Bonds purchases give the sellers additional funds in their banks, which adds to banks’ reserves and lending ability. The Fed’s goal is to expand money and credit and thereby stimulate the economy. Why is it called quantitative easing?



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