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Cheap long-term loans wouldn’t replace QE

Once interest rates approach their lower bound, the RBA could provide long-term loans to banks and link their interest rate to the amount of new lending those banks undertake. However, if the Bank decided more stimulus was needed, we still think that quantitative easing would be launched alongside.

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