Fed Has ‘Arsonist and Fireman’ Reputation Traders Can’t Ignore
- Zero rates for years to come risks financial stability strains
- Investors search for yield as 60/40 stock-bond split seen dead
America’s economy needed a major policy jolt to overcome the shock of the pandemic.
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Many of the best-performing investment ideas in 2020 hinged on what the Federal Reserve was doing to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus.
As 2021 approaches, a new theme is emerging: Finding ways to profit from -- or at least survive -- the eventual unintended consequences of the central bank’s unprecedented monetary accommodation and heavy hand in debt markets.