What is quantitative easing?

Practice Questions

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What is quantitative easing?
  1. Increasing interest rates
  2. Buying financial assets to inject money into the economy
  3. Reducing government spending
  4. Increasing taxes

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is quantitative easing?
  • Step 1: Understand that quantitative easing (QE) is a way for a central bank to help the economy.
  • Step 2: Know that the central bank buys financial assets, like government bonds, from banks.
  • Step 3: Realize that when the central bank buys these assets, it puts more money into the banks.
  • Step 4: Understand that with more money, banks can lend more to people and businesses.
  • Step 5: Learn that this increased lending can help lower interest rates, making it cheaper to borrow money.
  • Step 6: Remember that the goal of QE is to stimulate the economy and encourage spending and investment.
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