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I’m right there with you. I view the Federal Reserve as there to help the economy and direct economic expansion/contraction and ensure that inflation is in check and employment is as full as possible.

I don’t think they’re tasked with saving the stock market, or reacting when the market experiences a potentially overdue decline.

I’m curious what the repercussions will be as well. Did the Fed overstep its boundaries? If so, what might that mean? If this is in line with what the Fed should be doing, what might that mean? Have things changed fundamentally?

I enjoy being a trader so I can play short, that’s for sure. But the overwhelming majority of market participants are investors through a 401K program, retirement fund, or mutual fund. The Fed appears to be looking out for those folks, but if it supports markets artificially, I’m worried about the long term effects.

Thank you for the comment.

With the emergency measures by the FED, some feel that the FED was reacting to the markets rather than to the economic conditions long term.

Either way, the action stopped a decline, but for how long, is the question.

Ana