Jan 21, 2015
Europe considers quantitative easing
Move by European Central Bank could boost moribund eurozone economy.
by Dan Bobkoff
The European Central Bank is expected to announce a large bond buying program Thursday. Quantitative easing, as it’s called, could help boost the moribund eurozone economy by encouraging investment, but many are not on board. The Germans are the biggest critics, reminded of hyperinflation nearly a century ago, and worried that QE would let weaker European economies off the hook.