Global View Why This QE4 Is So Important - October 2019
Why This QE4 Is So ImportantCentral Banks, led by the US Fed and ECB, have engaged renewed QE (quantitative easing). The Fed will have to grow its balance sheet by at least 20%, pushing it again above US$4 trillion. This will bolster financial markets: it may or may not help economies. However, government bonds will likely suffer as term premia rise. QE1, QE2 and QE3 ultimately led to an average 134bp jump in term premia. These steepened yield curves and pushed long-dated yields higher. As yields rise, bond volatility typically follows. In short, QE4 favours a switch from bonds to equities.
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