The easy answer is that it’s the opposite of quantitative easing, or QE. With QE, a central bank typically buys bonds, which helps to drive down longer-term interest rates — complementing the ...

“Quantitative tightening does not have equal and opposite effects from quantitative easing,” said St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard, “Indeed, one may view the effects of unwinding the ...

Quantitative easing (QE) is a non-traditional monetary policy tool used by central banks, particularly when interest rates are already low and cannot be reduced further. It was popularized ...