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marginalrevolution.com - 3/19/2009
Quantitative easing
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Bernanke will do it .  I'm sitting in an airport, so here is a very quick take.  It is cheaper and quicker than fiscal stimulus; this should have been our first move.  It is more likely to work.  There are two effects: lowering long-term interest rates and the helicopter ...
econbrowser.com - 3/19/2009
Quantitative easing
— econbrowser.com — The U.S. Federal Reserve yesterday finally took the step many of us had been urging for some... time. Let's start with the Fed's summary of current conditions : Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates ... (more) Quantitative easing

Comments vote down Abnormal Returns found this 3/19/2009found this
IMF poised to print billions of dollars in 'global quantitative easing'
telegraph.co.uk - 3/16/2009
IMF poised to print billions of dollars in 'global quantitative easing'
— telegraph.co.uk — The International Monetary Fund is poised to embark on what analysts have described as "global quantitative easing"... by printing billions of dollars worth of a global "super-currency" in an unprecedented new effort to address the economic crisis. (more) IMF poised to print billions of dollars in 'global ...

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Switzerland Introduces Quantitative Easing
fistfulofeuros.net - 3/12/2009
Switzerland Introduces Quantitative Easing
— fistfulofeuros.net — The Swiss central bank cut its interest rate close to zero today and started buying foreign currencies... to stem the franc’s appreciation in the face of a deepening recession and a looming deflation threat ( Hat Tip`MacroMan ). The result was pretty predictable, the franc plunged the most against ... (more) Switzerland Introduces Quantitative Easing

Comments vote down Edwardhugh Edwardhugh posted 3/12/2009posted this

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Abnormal Returns:  Thursday links: easy easing

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Thursday links: easy easing
Abnormal Returns — ... Let the quantitative easing begin!  The Fed pledges to buy Treasury bonds in an attempt to lower borrowing costs across the board.  (WSJ.com, NYTimes.com) Shock and awe.  Quantitative easing might work, but it may come at the expense of higher inflation.  (naked capitalism, Marginal Revolution, Econbrowser, Economist.com, Curious Capitalist, Aleph Blog) A ...

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