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To: orkrious who wrote (269057)	8/14/2010 11:58:57 AM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 306849

careful shorting "strong stocks" Noland had a nice observation here [and he didn't need to use an expletive in the last sentence like "I-wrote-it-myself" Biden]: >> Not many weeks ago the focus was on the Fed's "exit strategy." Apparently, policymakers now recognize that there is no way out. It was suppose to have been a case of the Federal Reserve having used its balance sheet as an extraordinary policy tool in response to the 2008 Credit seizure, with the Fed dedicated to unwinding this unprecedented stimulus as the system stabilized. Today, not only is the Fed unwilling to normalize its securities holdings, it has signaled to the markets that it is able and willing to expand its balance sheet on an as needed basis. At least that's the way the markets will see things: the Fed is there ready to act quickly and forcefully as a reliable system backstop. No more worries about "exit" issues; and as the debt markets turn increasingly overheated, it's sure comforting to know the Fed is there to ensure marketplace liquidity. This is a very big deal.<<