[jazzyk]

Take a look at December 2018. There was no pandemic. The Fed tried to very slowly reduce its balance sheet. The stock market threw a major tantrum (by dropping 20% or so) and voila, the Fed reversed its course.

The same in 2016, and other times

How can you say they are not focused on the stock market? They are primarily focused on propping up the markets.

[perl4ever]

If you think they are propping up the stock market, then it doesn't make sense to be worried about inflation. Inflation would devastate the stock market.