Here is an excerpt from this morning’s Quick Takes Pro (yes, I am peddling it. Have you taken a free trial yet?):
It all boils down to “will he or won’t he?” Will there be QE3 or not? No wonder investors are out of the market as there is no way to probe the mind of a mad man.
Whoa! Did we just say that? Well, let’s refer back to Einstein’s definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
The Fed still thinks they have bullets left to “fix” the economy. It doesn’t. In fact, it never did. The fix is not to fix it. But that is a much longer discussion.
This morning, I heard a strategist I do respect talking about what the Fed can and cannot do. First, she said there is diminishing returns with any stimulus. I agree.
But when asked what the Fed can actually do she said they would not focus on Treasuries but instead look at mortgages. This would help a recovering industry by lowering mortgage rates.
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