BIS Study Casts Doubt on ‘Ultimate Effectiveness’ of QE

  • Easy money shown to tame market volatility, risk premia
  • But post-crisis this had no ‘significant impact’ on growth

Views Of The Federal Reserve As Bond Market Sees Fed Delaying Rate Increase

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Central banks might have a problem with their policies, according to their bank.

A working paper by the Bank for International Settlements found cuts in interest rates and asset purchase programs can help reduce volatility in stocks and bonds and dampen the so-called term premium, or the additional compensation investors receive for holding longer-term government debt.