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title: The real economy effects of QE through the corporate bond market
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/boe-boeewp-023256/
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updated: 2026-10-16
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: RePEc:boe:boeewp:023256
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:boe:boeewp:023256
featured: 2026-10-16
citations: unknown
topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
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# The real economy effects of QE through the corporate bond market

Bank of England quantitative easing lowered corporate bond yields but did not increase real investment; instead firms used proceeds for buybacks and reduced bank borrowing.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:boe:boeewp:023256
- Identifier: RePEc:boe:boeewp:023256
- Released: 2026-10-09
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 135 (2026-10-16): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-10-16/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
- Authors: Mahmoud Fatouh, Simone Giansante, Meryem Duygun

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