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What does QT mean?

A monetary policy used by central banks to decrease the amount of liquidity or money supply in the economy.

QT in a sentence
The central bank began a policy of quantitative tightening to combat rising inflation by reducing its balance sheet.

QT in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Quantitative Tightening
also Quantitative Straffung, Quantitative Verschärfung, QT

Zentralbankpolitik zur Verringerung der Geldmenge (Gegenteil von QE).

French
Quantitative Tightening
also Resserrement quantitatif, QT

Politique monétaire visant à réduire la taille du bilan de la banque centrale.

Spanish
Quantitative Tightening
also Ajuste cuantitativo, Restricción cuantitativa, QT

Medida de los bancos centrales para reducir la liquidez en la economía.

Italian
Quantitative Tightening
also Restrizione quantitativa, Inasprimento quantitativo, QT

Azione della banca centrale volta a ridurre la liquidità del sistema.

Synonyms and opposites for QT

  • Synonym Monetary contraction
  • Opposite Quantitative easing (QE)

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