Analysis: 93% of Stock Market Gains since 2008 caused by Federal Reserve

Analysis: 93% of Stock Market Gains since 2008 caused by Federal Reserve

For most American citizens, it can be a struggle to work and save and to know where the economy is headed. And it turns out that most of us have no control whatever with our future financial security as the government manipulates the market and causes the disruptions that can shrink the value of our savings in an instant.

A recent regression analysis by economist Brian Barnier shows how 93% of the market has been determined by the Federal Reserve quantitative easing (essentially printing fiat money to “buy” bonds with no backing of actual GDP), which has created a completely artificial construct regarding the health of our economy.

The bull market just celebrated its seventh anniversary. But the gains in recent years – as well as its recent sputter – may be explained by just one thing: monetary policy.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) doubled in value from November 2008 to October 2014, coinciding with the Federal Reserve Bank’s “quantitative easing” asset purchasing program. After three rounds of “QE,” where the Fed poured billions of dollars into the bond market monthly, the Fed’s balance sheet went from $2.1 trillion to $4.5 trillion.

This isn’t just a spurious correlation, according to economist Brian Barnier, principal at ValueBridge Advisors and founder of FedDashboard.com. What’s more, he says previous bull runs in the market lasting several years can also be explained by single factors each time.

 

The Fed caused 93% of the entire stock market's move since 2008: Analysis

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