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The great QE unwind

Since the global financial crisis, major central banks have printed money and bought assets worth $12tn. But can we now return monetary policy to something like normal? FT economics editor Chris Giles examines the difficult road ahead..

Read more: the US intends to start unwinding QE http://on.ft.com/2htHimf

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