Friday 23 January 2015

QE by BCE

The value of the euro fell again yesterday as the European Central Bank (ECB - BCE in French) announced it was to buy 60 billion euros worth of bonds - effectively creating more money; Quantitative Easing as it is known (QE). The US and UK governments have used this device to promote their economies and it is controversial in the eurozone because Germany is opposed. The £:euro rate was at 1:1.32 yesterday.
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