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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
Technically they are different. With QE, the Fed buy assets (especially the US bonds) at the cash rate that they set and pay them with the money that they printed, which effectively keeps endless money flowing into the market. Yes, it sounds like a ponzi scheme if not outright criminal, but you've got to keep the cash flow to get the economy going. Macroeconomics.

gpt
Thanks!