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The possibility of reducing QE is like fed.gov voluntarily returning power back to the states. They are going to go to the mat, and then pull off a 10x devaluation under cover of emergency war powers.

blam, I appreciate your posts, it's just that there's at least two issues at hand:

(a) limited audience @ FR - posts like this one that were originally posted @ ZH garner 10-20x replies/comments over there;

(b) waste of time & energy - really, it's all over, and all this financial chattering is just nervous energy trying to put off the looming shadow, which of course is political - FR's meat & potatoes.

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See #13

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I was in agreement with this article about a month ago, that the Fed couldn’t end QE without shattering the economy due to all the fake numbers and fake markets.

There is one reason for them to do so that comes to mind, and there are probably others I’ve just not been introduced to yet.

Someone might want intentionally to crash the economy. The numbers are certainly in position to do exactly that. But, what would be the benefit of it?

1. Someone wants to push the reset button and rebuild the economy based on reality. Bite the bullet and begin the slow trek back to real prosperity.

2. Create a crisis.