Allowing for the effect of transferring the interest income that the Bank of England has earned as a result of quantitative easing, that measure of borrowing has actually fallen for the remaining years of the Parliament.
Quantitative Easing is itself the result of a government and economy that went too far expanding on debt.
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Additional quantitative easing is increasingly expected to result in an extension of the duration of what the Fed holds in an effort to force the yield curve lower.
The economy is undoubtedly in better shape as a result of two rounds of quantitative easing, yet investors must be wondering exactly how precise this strategy is.
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They were interested in the chancellor's decision to take hold of the big pile of interest payments sitting in the Bank as a result of its policy of quantitative easing.
In reality, quantitative easing will produce the exact opposite of its intended result.
Now that Quantitative Easing has gone global, another round of QE may not result in a weaker dollar.
For my part, I believe another round of quantitative easing to satisfy the markets will not be effective and will result in a general malaise of diminishing returns.
Last time he did this, the economy was also showing signs of deterioration and as a result, he set the groundwork for a second dose of quantitative easing (QE2).
Oil prices were sustained by quantitative easing, but that ran out June 30 so liquidity slowed as a result, including speculative hedge fund flow into oil futures.
As a result, I am pessimistic about the ultimate potential for a second round of quantitative easing despite the need to inflate the economy.
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Every new round of "quantitative easing, " as it has been dubbed, was accompanied by loud warnings that the inevitable result of this easy money would be a surge of inflation.
As a result, some traders who had established long positions, or bought gold, on hopes for further quantitative easing are now exiting, explained Michael Gross, broker and futures analyst with OptionSellers.com.
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