“There simply isn’t one, no matter how much the Federal Reserve apologists try to justify the most aggressive quantitative easing since the 2008 crash. Look at initial jobless claims. Look at job creation. Look at GDP growth, or confidence, or anything else. None of these economic indicators are near or at the depths seen in 2007-2008 when the economy and credit markets were crashing. Then there’s the ISM manufacturing index, a benchmark survey of economic activity that has been conducted since 1948. This is no minor report, it’s right up there with the monthly jobs survey in terms of importance. And the story it’s telling is very important as far as I’m concerned.”
http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/wheres-the-crisis-that-requires-crisis-era-monetary-policy-56026