The phrase
"easing programme" refers to a set of actions taken by a central bank to make borrowing easier for individuals and businesses. This program usually involves reducing interest rates or purchasing government bonds to increase the supply of money and stimulate economic activity. The goal is to encourage spending and investment in order to boost the economy.
Full definition
We have the
credit easing programme for small businesses we have mortgage help for people who want new homes and then there are the guarantees for new infrastructure projects.
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced today that it will extend the length of its existing
quantitative easing programme whilst reducing the volume of asset purchases as of April 2016, the governing council confirmed.
Many in the administration's orbit have expressed the belief that the Federal Reserve's quantitative
easing programme has inflated asset prices.
Others argue it is because of a «safe haven» status, generated by comparing the strength of the UK economy to those operating with the euro, and the continued impact of the Bank of England's quantitative
easing programme (which is used to buy billions of pounds of government debt).
«Expanding the Quantitative
Easing programme.