“The current plan is that–so long as the economy doesn’t crash–the Fed will taper to $25 billion in August, then $15 billion in September, and then wipe out the remaining $15 billion in October. Here’s a chart showing the behavior of the S&P500 versus the monetary base. It used to be the case that the stock market bounced around with little relation to the Fed’s asset purchases. But since early 2009 and the introduction of QE programs, the stock market and the Fed’s bond buying have moved in virtual lockstep. Let me ask you this: Do you think the S&P should be hitting all-time highs because of how great the underlying economic fundamentals have been the last few years?”
Related posts:
How “Your” Government Works
Public Justice Under Attack?
Jacob Hornberger: More Judicial Deference on National-Security State Murder
Mocking Obama, Romney, and the Rest of the Political Clowns
Judge Napolitano on Presidential Executive Orders
Warren Buffet Bails Out of Muni Bonds
Bill Bonner: An Important Lesson from Tony Soprano
France’s answer to terrorism: The Law of Suspects
Bill Bonner: Special Independence Day Edition
Jacob Hornberger: Operation Jade Helm
Why Is the U.S. Government Funding Islamic Terrorists Who Are Killing Christians?
Kerala India Group Wants Wedding Gold Limits
Edward Snowden And The Disruption Of Government
What You Don't Know About Immigration Can Hurt You
Pepe Escobar: The illusory state of the Empire