former mpc member urges no more qe
The Bank of England should not extend its quantitative easing (QE) programme past the current £375bn, according a former member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
The Bank of England should not extend its quantitative easing (QE) programme past the current £375bn, according a former member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
The Bank of England has decided against extending its quantitative easing (QE) programme after the last bout of £50bn expired.
Guy Monson explains how his asset allocation is affected by the battle between economic fundamentals on one side and the vast amounts of QE being injected on the other.
Robert Farago questions the effectiveness of quantitative easing in the current economic climate, citing other Fed bankers and OECD economists' arguments, before looking at what this all means for his asset allocation.
Barclay’s Kevin Gardiner says he is building a bigger-than-normal weighting in DM equities because he sees further quantitative easing measures as an unlikely event.
As authorities around the world continue to print money, markets continue to push upwards but John Redwood voices his concerns about investors getting too carried away just yet.
Stephen Snowden says that the eurobond ship has sailed and that printing money is the solution to the European debt crisis.
Neil Williams questions the Bank of England’s attitude towards quantitative easing, arguing it may be keeping yields down but will do nothing to promote economic growth.
George Buckley gives his fixed income outlook given QE II’s gilt purchasing staretd today.
The latest round of QE will see another £75bn used to buy gilts – somebody has to – when corporate bonds is where the money should be directed.
The Fed is to buy and sell $400bn of US Treasuries to boost corporate business borrowing and consumer mortgage lending.
Globally PMI data makes for poor reading but more QE is not the answer to generate growth.