-
Central Banks Answer the Markets’ Prayers (For Now)
It’s the party that just keeps going: the first batch of guests leave, the next ones arrive. Just as the U.S. Federal Reserve winds down its asset purchases, the Bank of Japan expands its own program. World stock markets, rejoice! For a while anyway. So far, quantitative easing, the policy of national bond purchases has arguably succeeded in perking up the economy, almost certainly succeeded in helping along the stock market and (this is key) certainly not led to the out-of-control inflation that critics predicted. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Peter Coy answers some of the folks who were sure bond buying would lead ... (full story)
- Comments
- Comment
- Subscribe
- Comment #1
- Quote
- Nov 1, 2014 11:28am Nov 1, 2014 11:28am
- Weakdollar
- | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: Member | 805 Comments
- Comment #2
- Quote
- Nov 1, 2014 11:33am Nov 1, 2014 11:33am
- The Fool
- Joined Apr 2009 | Status: Live and learn. | 1462 Comments
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
- Comment #3
- Quote
- Nov 1, 2014 12:59pm Nov 1, 2014 12:59pm
- Weakdollar
- | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: Member | 805 Comments
- Comment #4
- Quote
- Nov 1, 2014 2:52pm Nov 1, 2014 2:52pm
- Hurst
- | Commercial Member | Joined Aug 2014 | 1123 Comments
- Comment #5
- Quote
- Nov 1, 2014 3:56pm Nov 1, 2014 3:56pm
- Greenstar
- | Joined Apr 2011 | Status: Member | 735 Comments
- Comment #6
- Quote
- Nov 1, 2014 6:01pm Nov 1, 2014 6:01pm
- Guest
- | IP XX.XXX.11.25
- Comment #7
- Quote
- Nov 1, 2014 10:21pm Nov 1, 2014 10:21pm
- The Fool
- Joined Apr 2009 | Status: Live and learn. | 1462 Comments
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
- Comment #8
- Quote
- Edited 9:00am Nov 2, 2014 4:17am | Edited 9:00am
- mima
- | Membership Revoked | Joined May 2008 | 966 Comments
The Market pays you to be disciplined
- Comment #9
- Quote
- Nov 2, 2014 6:55am Nov 2, 2014 6:55am
- JohnDalio
- | Membership Revoked | Joined Sep 2014 | 44 Comments
- Comment #10
- Quote
- Nov 2, 2014 8:34am Nov 2, 2014 8:34am
- gustavhunter
- | Joined Jul 2008 | Status: Member | 192 Comments
- Comment #11
- Quote
- Nov 2, 2014 1:11pm Nov 2, 2014 1:11pm
- traderathome
- Joined Mar 2008 | Status: PVSRA with Traderathome | 1618 Comments