Quantitative Tightening (QT)
The contractionary monetary policy where a central bank reduces its balance sheet by letting bonds mature without reinvestment.
Detailed Definition
Quantitative Tightening is the reversal of QE. The central bank drains liquidity from the commercial banking sector by selling government bonds or allowing them to roll off without replacement, thereby strengthening currency yields and dampening speculative asset bubbles.
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