QE2, whose maiden voyage seemed to have been postponed indefinitely, is ready to be launched. That, at least, seems to be the considered judgment of the market. Sterling has tested $1.57 this week, its lowest since January after touching $1.65 when markets thought rate hikes were in the offing. That coexists with new lows in gilt yields – a combination that suggests bond purchases are in the offing (and little fear about the UK’s solvency).
「處女航」似乎已無限期推遲的英國二次定量寬鬆(QE2)終將起航。至少，市場經過思考後似乎是這樣認爲的。本週，英鎊兌美元匯率一度下探1.57美元關口，這是今年1月份以來的最低水準——先前，英鎊匯率曾上探1.65美元，因爲當時市場以爲英國即將加息。與此同時，英國國債收益率屢創新低——二者結合起來，意味著央行即將出手買入國債（同時表明市場毫不擔心英國的償付能力）。
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