This will accelerate inflation, and hurt our economy and citizens. A: The Fed has created all this liquidity to help stimulate the economy. At first, it had a positive effect the refinancing of loans helped companies get profitable faster. The stock buy-backs improved share prices. This made investors put money in stocks. However, without very good-to-robust growth in the economy, the continuation of QE is having a diminishing positive impact on the economy. Further, the stock market is so dependent on QE, it has created a new problem for the Fed.
So, the Fed may taper even if the economy is not doing well, because QE is having a minimal positive effect now. The bigger the total amount of QE gets the fewer options the Fed has to unwind it without creating aggressive inflation. Also note, the Fed has had to prop up the economy through their monetary policy. Receive full access to our market insights, commentary, newsletters, breaking news alerts, and more.
I agree to TheMaven's Terms and Policy. Mint, provided some clarity regarding the Fed: Q: Given your former position atthe U. Q: Does this devalue the money an average citizen has in his bank account? By Scott Rutt. By Eric Reed. By Veronika Bondarenko. The Fed's accommodative policies have been contentious from the start. Republicans often warn that as the Federal Reserve has expanded the money supply, it has set the economy up for rapid inflation in the future.
Meanwhile, economists expect the benefits to be minor , and the risks are uncertain. The first two rounds of quantitative easing lowered interest rates and fueled stock market gains , but banks haven't been eager to lend out money readily. Martin Feldstein: What worries me about QE. Households continue to pay down debt, and are in no hurry to ramp up their spending. That said, it's possible the Fed's move could help the housing market slightly. New construction and home prices have already started picking up recently, and should mortgage rates fall further , that could fuel a quicker housing recovery.
The QE3 move comes after Bernanke has repeatedly urged Congress to do more to support the recovery in the short term, while still addressing the country's debt problem over the long term. But Congress has done little to heed his advice, and given it's an election year, they're not expected to act anytime soon. Economists often cite the threat of fiscal cliff as one of the key reasons businesses remain reluctant to hire new workers.
The Fed may have acted Thursday, partly to offset the drag from fiscal policy. In implementing QE3, the central bank does not use taxpayer money to buy bonds. After 3 months of negative sentiment, investors now EM positive. Gold falls as dollar gains, Fed caps rally. US Fed, Ukraine tensions to determine market movement next week. How gold prices have staged a silent rally of nine per cent this year?
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