MPC takes a bold step into the unknown

Today’s launch of quantitative easing (QE) marked a further significant step in the policymakers’ attempts to prevent the deep recession in the UK economy from turning into something closer to a depression. But there are major uncertainties over the likely effectiveness of the policy.

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