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How European Central Bank QE Works

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - April 6, 2015
Understanding how quantitative easing works sheds very little insight as to how European Central Bank QE works.
What we've come to know in the U.S. as QE is simple. Large-scale bond purchases. But Europe has 19 member countries to buy debt from.
Here's how ECB QE works...

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How European Central Bank QE Works

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - April 6, 2015

Understanding how quantitative easing works sheds very little insight as to how European Central Bank QE works.

What we've come to know in the U.S. as QE is simple. Large-scale bond purchases. But Europe has 19 member countries to buy debt from.

Here's how ECB QE works...

European Central Bank QE Is Masking Eurozone Struggles

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - March 25, 2015

The European Central Bank quantitative easing regime is officially in full swing.

European Central Bank data released last Friday indicated as much. The sovereign bond-buying program began March 9. And in just two weeks, Eurozone central banks had already purchased 26.3 billion euros. This is all while economic indicators seem to point toward a recovery.

This market optimism is all unwarranted. Here's why the Eurozone is still in trouble, and why QE won't fix anything...

Why the European Central Bank's Massive Economic Experiment Will Fail

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - January 30, 2015

Last week, the European Central Bank's turn finally came to announce large scale quantitative easing.

As the continent witnesses a battle between deflation and attempts at inflation, will it finally be enough?

Europe is following in the footsteps of the United States, hoping for similar "successful" results.

Instead, it's likely to fall somewhere between the U.S. and Japan.

From the Land of the Rising Sun there is precedent, but it's a forewarning.

Here's the story...