Adoption of Two Round Quantitative Easing by Federal Government
Following the economic slump of 1923, there was a voluminous printing and distribution of money to it, the concept of quantitative easing at play. The term quantitative easing refers to an unconventional monetary policy instituted by some central bank so as to stimulate the economy. This is usually stimulated by the failure or ineffectiveness of conventional monetary policies. It involves the buying of government bonds by the central bank as well as other financial assets using new money that the bank has not like in 1023 through printing but electronically created. The idea behind the move is to increase the money supply as well as the excess reserves at the same time of the banking system. Once initiated the financial assets of the goods bought is raised thus lowering its return. This is supposed to be maintained so long as the return does not rise above zero (Larry, 2009). This is however successful only when does not end up changing the goals of a monetary policy.
Quantitative easing is instituted when the short-term interests are close are at zero rendering expansionary monetary policies inapplicable. This is due to the inability to lower interest rates through the purchase of short-term government bonds. When such a situation arises, there is then need to invoke quantitative easing so as to stimulate the country’s economy (Bernanke, 2009).
Upon the inception of 2009, the US economy was facing deep crises. The economic crisis at the time was digging its teeth deep into the US economy. The economy’s inflation was at its all-time low. Consumer spending had also taken an economy threatening dive. There were low employment levels, a combined scenario for an impend...
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...s have been known to have achieved great success leaving no doubt that QE2 will achieve the same outcome if not outdo it predecessors.
QE2 is thus the necessary evil that America has been awaiting since the economic crush set in. with this stimulus, the economy will rise again to its former glory. It may be slow, thus the current criticism, but nothing less would be expected in such desperate times. The desperate moves are thus envisaged, so is their eventual benefits.
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