Quantitative Easing
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Why financial markets blow up at exactly the wrong moment
One effect of quantitative easing across the globe has been to make investors rather careless about who or what they invest in.With money easy to come by, the notion that a company might go bankrupt, and that this is something you should consider
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Time to prepare for another round of European quantitative easing
Ever since the euro crisis began, one of the key fights has been over money printing. Most economists wanted the European Central Bank (ECB) to follow the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England by printing money to boost demand and create
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What is quantitative easing for the people?
Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has a controversial plan to boost the economy by printing money to pay for infrastructure. Would it work? Simon Wilson investigates. What is the 'people's QE'? It's a plan for the next
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ECB to print €1 trillion in bid to stimulate economies
The European Central Bank is today set to pull the trigger on a major money-printing programme to stimulate the region's moribund economy. In a widely-anticipated move ECB president Mario Draghi is expected to signal the start of a one
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Pensions bodies call for 'space'
Pensions bodies have urged the Government to give them more breathing space to cope with the "turmoil" caused by quantitative easing (QE). The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) said funds should be able to add a "small
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Gold to hit $2,400 on the back of QE3
AFP/Getty Images Gold prices are surging again and could set a new record of $2,400 by next summer. The reason? A third round of quantitative easing in the US and more economic stimulus from other central banks around the globe. The first round
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Bank 'on hold' over further QE
Bank of England policymakers are expected to hold off from any further economy-boosting moves on Thursday amid mixed signs for the recovery. This month's interest rate meeting comes after a run of disappointing purchasing manager surveys
