Friday, 6 March 2009

A guide to quantitative easing

Now that the Bank of England has followed the Fed and embarked on "quantitative easing", readers may be asking themselves: what exactly does that mean?

Via FT Alphaville, the Telegraph provides a handy overview in "Printing money: an easy guide to quantitative easing."

UPDATE: The FT had a handy graphic/demonstration as well last month. You can find it here.

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