The Fed says its latest asset purchases are nothing like the stimulus campaigns that followed the crisis of 2008. Here are answers to six common questions about what is happening.
The Federal Reserve began buying short-term Treasury debt Tuesday at an initial pace of $60 billion a month, but officials say these purchases are nothing like the bond-buying stimulus campaigns unleashed by the central bank between 2008 and 2014 to support the economy.
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