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by DiogenesKynikos
2243 days ago
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The most obvious illustration of this is the jump in junk-bond ETFs after the Fed began buying up junk bonds.[1] The Fed is supporting the price of dubious, high-yield corporate debt. Whether or not that's good for the economy is a separate question, but it's not as if the Fed is just replacing assets with cash at 1:1 value. It is encouraging lending to risky enterprises, by itself taking on the risk. 1. https://www.ft.com/content/19e47570-ba23-4929-988e-9b5f468b2... |
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