quantitative-easing

BANK SYSTEM STILL FLAWED

MACROECONOMIC FOCUS

The Federal Reserve may pump as much as $1trillion into the US economy in a third wave of quantitative easing, said Standard Life Investments' global investment strategist Richard Batty.

It has been easy to make double-digit returns in the bond market over the past year, said Aegon's David Roberts, but managers will face a challenge if further QE causes inflation to rise.

Aviva Investors' senior economist Stewart Robertson is expecting more quantitative easing in the UK as the Bank of England looks to stimulate growth.

First State's Jonathan Asante has warned emerging markets are heading for a bubble because policymakers have resumed quantitative easing.

ON ASSET ALLOCATION

CARTOON BEARS ON QE

F&C's Ted Scott explains why he thinks QE is a victim of a classic liquidity trap

Legg Mason's David Nelson believes the Fed's second round of quantitative easing should help drive US stocks higher -but not without risks