That affects the amount of spending in the economy and so helps inflation to either fall or rise. But things changed during the global financial crisis that began in Even with Bank Rate that low, we needed to do more to boost the economy and meet our inflation target.
Quantitative easing or QE acts in a similar way to cuts in Bank Rate. It lowers the interest rates on savings and loans. And that stimulates spending in the economy. We buy UK government bonds or corporate bonds from other financial companies and pension funds. The lower interest rate on UK government and corporate bonds then feeds through to lower interest rates on loans for households and businesses. That helps to boost spending in the economy and keep inflation at target.
Rather than hold on to that cash, it will normally invest it in other financial assets, such as shares, that give it a higher return. In turn, that tends to push up on the value of shares, making households and businesses holding those shares wealthier. That makes them likely to spend more, boosting economic activity.
A bond is a bit like an IOU. Government and businesses can create bonds and sell them to raise money. Buyers purchase bonds because they get paid interest on them and they can sell them again later, if they want to.
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As such, the true financing costs of the bonds are hidden. This is because when a lot of buyers chase a limited amount of bonds, the yield of the bonds remains less. The governments can afford to give less interest and still sell their bonds because of the increased competition amongst investors.
Speculation: The policy of quantitative easing QE has also led to the creation of a lot of speculative activity in the bond market.
Ideally the bond market is supposed to move based on the fundamentals which are dictated by interest rate changes. Interest rate changes are small and do not move much overnight. Hence, bond markets were once considered safe havens for investments.
Debt investments would make smaller but fixed returns. However, in the recent past, the bond market is being driven single handedly by expectations regarding the quantitative easing QE policy. The interest rates have literally taken a backseat wherein quantitative easing QE is running the show. Now, the quantitative easing QE policy is highly unpredictable.
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