GBP/USD caught an intraday bump following the Federal Reserve's (Fed) latest interest rate call, with the Federal Open Market ...

How does quantitative easing work? To understand how QE functions behind the scenes, it’s important to look at the step-by-step mechanics that drive this policy.

Does It Work? Quantitative easing is an unconventional tactic that has been employed by central banks since the 1990s.Its proponents argue that quantitative easing helps.

Quantitative easing—QE for short—is a monetary policy strategy used by central banks like the Federal Reserve. With QE, a central bank purchases securities in an attempt to reduce interest ...

With quantitative easing, employment rates can remain relatively stable. With more money circulating in the economy, businesses can afford to keep their employees and hire new ones with ease.

To understand the Fed’s bond-buying dilemma, picture a lake A Columbia Business School professor explains quantitative easing and the Feds’ $120 billion per month bond-buying program with an ...

Too Much Candy: A Plain-and-Simple Way to Understand Quantitative Easing, Part 3 1 minute read Ben Bernanke recently announced that the Federal Reserve would hold short-term interest rates near zero.

Now that the U.S. Federal Reserve has committed to yet another round of massive asset purchases, it’s important to understand just how much quantitative easing there is in the world.

Quantitative easing is a monetary policy tool in which a central bank—like the Federal Reserve—floods the market with cash in an attempt to stimulate an economy in recession and to stave off deflation ...

Taper Tantrums: 3 Myths About Quantitative Easing 5 minute read U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks during a news conference in Washington December 12, 2012.