Though QE cannot produce long-term growth, it can do much to end the ongoing recession that has gripped the eurozone since 2008. The record-high stock-market levels in Europe this week, in anticipation of QE, not only indicate growing confidence, but are also a direct channel by which monetary easing can boost both investment and consumption.
尽管 QE不能带来长期增长，但它大大有利于结束自2008年以来让欧元区饱受折磨的衰退。本周，在QE预期下，欧洲股市创出历史新高，这不但表明市场信心增加，也是货币宽松提振投资和消费的直接渠道。