™A portfolio returning 7% while prices rise 3% has less purchasing-power growth than the nominal result suggests; quantitative easing (qe) supplies part of that context.
Economics
Quantitative easing (QE)
Central-bank asset purchases intended to influence financial conditions and longer-term interest rates.
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Why it matters
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