What is quantitative easing?

Following the Federal Reserve s latest round of quantitative easing, The Economist s Buttonwood columnist Philip Coggan explains how easing monetary policy works Subscribe NOW to The Economist: http://econ.st/1Fsu2Vj Get more The Economist Follow us: https://twitter.com/TheEconomist Like us: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist View photos: https://instagram.com/theeconomist/ The Economist videos give authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science, technology and the connections between them.