The Return Of Quantitative Easing

American Institute For Economic Research2.11K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(8min)CommentsSummaryDecember 2025 marks the official end of the largest cycle of quantitative tightening the Federal Reserve has ever undertaken.From a peak of $8.93 trillion in June 2022, the Fed has allowed $2.4 trillion in maturing assets to roll off its balance sheet.Restarting quantitative easing (the purchase of short-term Treasury debt) will ease the federal government’s borrowing costs. Sumedha Lakmal/iStock via Getty Images By Paul Mueller December 2025 marks the official end of the largest cycle of quantitative tightening the Federal Reserve has ever undertaken. From a peak of $8.93 trillion in June 2022, the Fed has allowed $2.4 trillionThis article was written byAmerican Institute For Economic Research2.11K FollowersFollowAIER educates Americans on the value of personal freedom, free enterprise, property rights, limited government and sound money. Our ongoing scientific research demonstrates the importance of these principles in advancing peace, prosperity and human progress. www.aier.orgFounded in 1933, AIER is a donor-based non-profit economic research organization. We represent no fund, concentration of wealth, or other special interests, and no advertising is accepted in our publications. Financial support is provided by tax-deductible contributions, and by the earnings of our wholly owned investment advisory organization, American Investment Services, Inc. (https://www.americaninvestment.com/)