Putting Money to Work: Monetary Policy in a Low Interest Rate Environment

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Page Title:Putting Money to Work: Monetary Policy in a Low Interest Rate Environment – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Putting Money to Work: Monetary Policy in a Low Interest Rate Environment
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/putting-money-work-monetary-policy-low-interest-rate-environment/
Published Date:November 3, 2016
Accessed Date:February 9, 2025

Expanding the money supply is the best option for the Bank of Canada in a low interest rate environment, states a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Putting Money to Work: Monetary Policy in a Low Interest Rate Environment,” author Steve Ambler suggests that it should use quantitative easing (QE) to increase the broad money supply, on a longer term rather than a temporary basis, to encourage spending on goods and services by individuals and firms.

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