What is "Quantitative Easing" (QE)? Lowering tariffs on imported goods Raising taxes to reduce inflation Cutting government spending The Fed buying large amounts of financial assets to inject money into the economy
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According to Blinder article: "The first type of quantitative easing showed up entirely on the assets side. Early in 2008, the Fed started selling its holdings of Treasuries and buying other, less-liquid assets instead. This change in the composition of the Fed's portfolio was clearly intended to provide more liquidity (especially more T-bills) to markets that were thirsting for it. The goal was to reduce what were seen as liquidity premiums."
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Which of these statements is correct? The purpose of quantitative easing is: (a) to create money in order to create inflation and reduce the real value of government debt; (b) to force banks to create deposits despite having inadequate bank reserves; (c) to make the central bank the purchaser of last resort for government bond issues; (d) to prevent a collapse of broad money when banks are unable or unwilling to lend.
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