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QE2 and Its Impact on Sterling Credit Markets
Perspectives Content Submission
Tue, 15 Nov 2011
When the Bank of England (BoE) embarked on its first Asset Purchase Facility (APF) from March 2009 to February 2010, it did so to boost U.K. money supply, aid corporate liquidity and keep long-term interest rates low by buying U.K. government bonds, high-quality commercial paper and a limited numbe…
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