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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (51043)	5/31/2013 1:47:00 PM
From: Fiscally Conservative	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219122

Yes I agree. But let us define artificial. Artificial by a function of Fed QE and low interest rates, without which we would still be in a Depression, as well the rest of world. Our Economy was frozen by a Wall St induced Credit Crisis. The Derivative Debt Implosion was unquantifiable where few were willing to trade or loan out based on balance sheets. The US Fed and by default the Treasury of the United States stepped in to back stop most of these debt instruments. The most interesting aspect to all this was/is the breath and depth of their hand; QE is still in play! How this unwinds is anyones guess. I get the feeling Bernanke will be gone by Summer's end and will pass the buck on the new village idiot. tick-tock, tick-tock ...