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More Bucks, Less Bang in Store if Draghi Drives QE Higher
Quantitative easing could deliver disappointing returns when rates are already low and cash is cheap
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The European Central Bank could ultimately be in for a let down if it ramps up its mass bond-buying program in March.
The charts below explain why adding to so-called quantitative easing will probably elicit diminishing returns — and why policymakers may do it anyway.