Bank of England can influence the growth of the money supply

Cards (4)

  • What is quantitative easing?:
    • quantitative easing when the Bank of England buys assets, usually government bonds, with money that the Bank has created electronically.
  • What is quantitative easing?
    quantitative easing when the Bank of England buys assets, usually government bonds, with money that the Bank has created electronically.
  • What does quantitative easing encourage:
    • increases the supply of money in the banking system
    • encourage commercial banks to lend at cheaper interest rates to small & medium sized businesses
  • What is forward guidance?:
    • Forward guidance is making a promise about a future interest rates