# Quantitative Easing

*Macro & Economy — Finicade finance glossary*

A central bank creating new money to buy bonds, pushing rates down and cash into the system when normal rate cuts have hit zero. An emergency throttle used heavily after 2008 and in the pandemic.

**Also known as:** qe

**Related terms:** [Monetary Policy](https://finicade.com/glossary/monetary-policy), [Central Bank](https://finicade.com/glossary/central-bank), [Interest Rate](https://finicade.com/glossary/interest-rate)

**Taught in:** Macro & Markets — Monetary Policy: Rules, Targets & the ZLB

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/quantitative-easing