Quantitative Easing

/ 23 March 2023

Banking shock exposes cheap cash addiction

The turmoil, which some say was inevitable given aggressive hiking cycles, exposes the dependency of advanced economies on cheap credit

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By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 19 September 2021

If the inflation-driving supply strain in the US lasts, it could put South Africa in a chokehold

In South Africa, a strong trade surplus, buoyed by robust commodity prices, will cushion our economy against pressure arising from US policy

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By Sarah Smit

Opinion

/ 13 July 2021

The looting of shops during protests is a greater societal problem than meets the eye

This is not a protest, it is a ripple effect of poverty

By Aluwani Chokoe

Article

/ 7 June 2019

Waving a magical ‘quantity easing’ wand won’t solve the problem

Unlike South Africa, the inflation in developed economies allows for central banks to make use of such unconventional policy tools

By Kevin Davie

Article

/ 3 December 2015

Japan’s Shinzo Abe flouts economics 101

In the major powers, it’s called quantitative easing. In plain terms, it’s printing money. And Japan’s prime minister has begun doing it in a big way.

By Roman Grynberg