Meaning of QE2? What is QE2? What does QE2 mean? What does QE2 acronym stands for? What is the definition of QE2? QE2 stands for Quantitative Easing round/phase 2. Right after Halloween in 2010 the US Federal Reserve decided that the US economy was not growing fast enough. It was growing... but not fast enough. Unemployment was over 9%, a few hundred banks had failed since 2008, the price of gold had soared, homeowners were underwater. Things were ok, but the Fed decided to give the recovery a little boost. So, they bought US Treasury Bonds (T-Bonds). Lots of them. And unlike QE1, QE2 didn't have any specific goal in mind, which means that yes - it was a success... Is QE3 next in line?.. => Continue to the general article: What is the difference between QE1, QE2, QE3, QE4, QEX? |
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