EASY MONEY: A term used when the Federal Reserve System pursues expansionary monetary policy. In other words, to stimulate our economy out of recession, the Fed increases the amount of money in the economy or makes it "easier" for people to get money (usually through bank loans). See also | money | monetary policy | Federal Reserve System | open market operations | government securities | bank | bank reserves | discount rate | reserve requirements | tight money | contractionary monetary policy |
