Fed Bond Buying - $85bn per month

[mullet_fish]

On a scale of 1(bad)-10(good) how do you guys rate your REAL understanding of what is going on here? - be honest! It feels as if everyone is "winging" it with their knowledge of this difficult subject - especially the analysts/market commentators. To get the ball rolling I give myself a 3!

[Preston]

7

[SimonPB]

10,what they doing is easy .. it the out come nobody knows ..

[#4]

I agree with Simon. Its relatively easy to grasp what it is they are doing. They Create money from nothing. They might as well allow everyone to photocopy dollar bills and spend it. But to understand how it will end is a different story. I can only see massive inflation and even perhaps global hyperinflation if it goes on like this and perhaps even increase in the future due to their low tolerance of higher interest rates. But nothing we can do about it so lets just ride the wave until one day it comes crashing down. Who knows it might only be 10 years from now.

[#5]

I agree with Simon. Its relatively easy to grasp what it is they are doing. They Create money from nothing. They might as well allow everyone to photocopy dollar bills and spend it. But to understand how it will end is a different story. I can only see massive inflation and even perhaps global hyperinflation if it goes on like this and perhaps even increase in the future due to their low tolerance of higher interest rates. But nothing we can do about it so lets just ride the wave until one day it comes crashing down. Who knows it might only be 10 years from now.

[koos2]

But nothing we can do about it... Ha, Ha!

[koos2]

Maybe the q should be : should you do anything about it, ie the fight-or-flight-or-freeze response. And, can you handle the unintended consequences of what you did, plan to do? ( Can you sleep at night? ;that part is easy, just don't drink coffee after 18:00!)

[geordie1]

6.it seems we are in unchartered territory as know one knows the future(did they ever)>I admit I have some fear and have moved a bit more into cash and sold some shares that I have lost confidence in.bought a few conservative property shares and dived into some high risk for excitement.gonna be an interesting journey.

[Rams]

1(one).... Simply becos I have not even attempted to try to understand it....all I know is that there is money to be made when the issue comes up......