/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>19578650
baggie where have you been

>>19296251
The federal reserve actions were not in response to the market price movement, but in response to the issues in the bond market and the threat of collapsing consumer spending.
the Fed doesn't care if the stock market crashes, their concern is to keep the economy from malfunctioning.

the Fed actions have the side effect of buoyancy in equity prices, but that isn't their aim or their job. If the S&P falls 50% and the economy is strong (or at least functional) (and interest rates and inflation are stable) ,they don't really care...