Trillions of Assets Remain Central Bank Tools Amid Rising Rates

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Unconventional monetary policy is now a conventional part of central bankers’ toolkit even with interest rates set to rise in the U.S. and U.K.

Asset purchases introduced during the financial crisis of 2008 and beefed up in the subsequent fight against recession now represent a permanent part of the armor officials will use as a weapon against financial distress.