Think of money sitting in two big pots. Pot A holds all the money that commercial banks and the government circulate among themselves the ESAs. It is an RBA liability. Pot B is all other money that the private sector uses, consisting of deposits in banks, and banknotes in circulation, which the RBA prints and is another RBA liability.
It may be stimulus spending or welfare spending for example. Private sector money has been created. Created money can be reversed when private investors pay tax for example. Private sector money has been destroyed. Money can also be destroyed by the government selling bonds to private investors.
QE adds another layer in that it increases bank ESA balances as explained in the article, and investor deposits may also increase. The point being, money is being created and destroyed all the time in both pots of money. If more money does enter the system, it may only be temporary. More money in whatever form will eventually cause inflation because it's dilutes the currency.
This dishonest practice has been taking place throughout history and is simply theft by governments with fancy names for it. It's intended to result in a growing money supply by giving the banks the capacity to create additional credit through lending, which in turn grows the amount of deposits in the system. But for that to happen it needs both a willingness by the banks to lend and a willingness by individuals and businesses to borrow.
That didn't happen very much after the rounds of QE that followed the GFC banks wary of credit risk and borrowers wary of taking on debt during depressed times , but does seem to be happening now. Stronger money growth doesn't always create inflation. For that to be the case, the growth rate has to exceed the nominal growth rate of the economy.
When you have a large output gap and stimulatory monetary policy meets a desire for borrowers and lender to do business, then rising M and rising T go together. Once you get to the point of 'too much money chasing too few goods', then rising M begins to push P higher.
But growing the money supply is not a 'dishonest practice'. It's an absolute necessity if you want the economy to grow! Growing the money supply too rapidly is an issue if it pushes inflation too high, but central banks surely have demonstrated over the last 30 years that they're all over this issue and don't want that to happen. Governments have - even though sometimes kicking and screaming about it - handed independence to central banks to manage the situation precisely so that the dilution of the currency doesn't happen.
And to circle back to my first point, QE is not printing money, any more than cutting the cash rate is printing money. Monetary policy moved away decades ago from attempting to manipulate the money supply in that narrow minded fashion - mostly because it can't be done! Banks create credit, not central banks, and they do that in response to demand for borrowings from the economy.
Central banks seek to influence that demand by changing the cash rate and by other measures like QE to encourage growth in M and T, as well as growth in P within their target ranges.
But this is an exercise in leading the horse to water. Central banks can't force the horse to drink. That's why fiscal policy has been kicked in this time around, as only actual spending can end up as deposits in bank accounts, thus turning the central banks' purchase of government bonds into money supply growth.
It's just so easy for journalists and others who only have a dangerous 'little bit of knowledge' about monetary economics to throw lines around like 'they're printing money and that's dishonest' etc. But it just isn't true! In the end, it's banks that produce growth in the money supply through creating credit. I've read several finance text books from well regarded academics on monetary policy and QE and this is as good of an explanation as I have come across.
Clear and concise. Households that hold lots of debt such as here should actually be cheering for some inflation. But the wrinkle is liabilities here are largely floating instead of fixed so any perceived benefits would be offset by rising interest rates.. QE could have the opposite impact of making the market feel the economy needs stimulating and therefore less likely to spend?
The only reason I can come up with is currency, they don't want a rising currency and if our rates are relatively too high compared to other countries and make us uncompetitive at the currency level. Phil, I mentioned in the article that bonds price in expected inflation, not actual. And that these targets are unlikely to be met before , so it expects the cash rate to stay at the low level of 0. And possibly extend its QE program to also keep a lid on longer term rates. No doubt currency is also a consideration.
Thanks, Tony. As good an explanation as I've read. But in late it was introduced to fight deflationary forces and boost growth in the euro-zone. The question is: will it work? Unemployment and inflation seem to be heading in different directions in Australia and the United States, but the outcomes for interest rates and equity markets might be the same.
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We tend to forget that house prices often fall. Direct lending controls are more effective than rate rises because macroprudential limits affect the volume of money for housing leaving business rates untouched. Any policy decision needs to recognise who is affected by a change. It pays to check the data on who pays taxes, who owns assets and who earns the income to ensure an equitable and efficient outcome.
There are reasons to believe inflation will stay under control, and although we may see a slowing in the global economy, two companies should benefit from the themes of 'Stable Compounders' and 'Structural Winners'.
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How Does Quantitative Easing Work? The Fed can make money appear out of thin air—so-called money printing—by creating bank reserves on its balance sheet. With QE, the central bank uses new bank reserves to purchase long-term Treasuries in the open market from major financial institutions primary dealers. New money enters the economy. As a result of these transactions, financial institutions have more cash in their accounts, which they can hold, lend out to consumers or companies, or use to buy other assets.
Liquidity in the financial system increases. The infusion of money into the economy aims to prevent problems in the financial system, such as a credit crunch, when available loans decrease or the criteria to borrow money drastically increase.
This ensures the financial markets operate as normal. Interest rates decline further. With the Fed buying billions worth of Treasury bonds and other fixed income assets, the prices of bonds move higher greater demand from the Fed and yields go lower bondholders earn less.
Lower interest rates make it cheaper to borrow money, encouraging consumers and businesses to take out loans for big-ticket items that could help spur economic activity. Investors change their asset allocations. Given the now-lower returns on fixed income assets, investors are more likely to invest in higher-returning assets—like stocks. As a result, the overall stock market could see stronger gains because of quantitative easing. Confidence in the economy grows. Through QE, the Fed has reassured markets and the broader economy.
Businesses and consumers may be more likely to borrow money, invest in the stock market, hire more employees and spend more money—all of which helps to stimulate the economy. The Downsides of QE Implementing QE comes with potential downsides, and its impact is not universally beneficial to everyone in the economy.
Here are some of the dangers: QE May Cause Inflation The biggest danger of quantitative easing is the risk of inflation. QE May Cause Income Inequality A final danger of QE is that it might exacerbate income inequality because of its impact on both financial assets and real assets, like real estate. Historical Examples of Quantitative Easing The Bank of Japan has been one of the most ardent champions of quantitative easing, deploying this policy for more than a decade.
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Your Money. Personal Finance. Your Practice. Popular Courses. Part Of. The Federal Reserve. Interest Rates. Interest Rate Impact on Consumers. Monetary Policy Federal Reserve. Table of Contents Expand. Understanding QE. Special Considerations. Quantitative Easing FAQs. Key Takeaways Quantitative easing QE is a form of monetary policy used by central banks as a method of quickly increasing the domestic money supply and spurring economic activity. Quantitative easing usually involves a country's central bank purchasing longer-term government bonds, as well as other types of assets, such as mortgage-backed securities MBS.
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