From Quantitative Easing To Quantitative Looting And Beyond
Quantitative Easing is best thought of as legalized pick pocketing at a crowded train station. Technically it is defined as the Central Bank buying assets normally held by the 1/10th of 1%. It officially began in Japan in 2001. Thus is what it does:
1) It buys worthless assets held by banks at 100 cents on the dollar. This subsidizes mortgage-backed securities (MBS) which were fraudulent. These purchases allowed the bankers who own the Federal Reserve to avoid doing jail time with common criminals.