Quantitative Easing: What Is It, How Does it Happen, Why Does It Matter, and How Do We Stop It?
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This is an attempt, from which many more will come, to break down seemingly complicated financial matters into plain English, to make financial freedom more accessible to those who have been told are “dumb money”. What is Quantitative Easing? QE, as it is affectionately referred to, is the process in which a Central Bank (The Federal Reserve) buys a ridiculous amount of assets. These assets include Government and Corporate Bonds, Stocks, Mortgage-Backed Securities (remember 2008?), and really any long-term Treasury bonds. Basically, the Fed buys all the fixed-income assets, which just means assets where the amount you receive is set in stone for investing, and they hold this on their balance sheet.
Quantitative Easing: What Is It, How Does it Happen, Why Does It Matter, and How Do We Stop It?
Quantitative Easing: What Is It, How Does it…
Quantitative Easing: What Is It, How Does it Happen, Why Does It Matter, and How Do We Stop It?
This is an attempt, from which many more will come, to break down seemingly complicated financial matters into plain English, to make financial freedom more accessible to those who have been told are “dumb money”. What is Quantitative Easing? QE, as it is affectionately referred to, is the process in which a Central Bank (The Federal Reserve) buys a ridiculous amount of assets. These assets include Government and Corporate Bonds, Stocks, Mortgage-Backed Securities (remember 2008?), and really any long-term Treasury bonds. Basically, the Fed buys all the fixed-income assets, which just means assets where the amount you receive is set in stone for investing, and they hold this on their balance sheet.