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Stimulus must end sometime

financial markets are currently totally occupied by reserve banks wanting to reduce asset purchases. But what does it in fact mean, and why are the markets so nervous in this regard?

Let’s first look at the history and pause fora moment at the concept of quantitative easing, or monetary stimulus. Quantitative easing is when a central bank purchases financial assets to get the economy up and

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