In line with other central banks, the Bank of England has recently begun a policy of quantitative easing (QE). Admittedly, the Bank has taken action to limit the increase in the monetary base. And it has done less quantitative easing than the Fed. But with interest rates in the UK set to fall to zero, it won’t be long before quantitative easing becomes a more important policy tool.
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