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Comment by dataker

QE is 'over'(for now), but it has shaped today's economy. There may have QE4.

Artificially low interest rates is the main cause of most malinvestment and inflating assets. Usually ends with a pretty rough recession.

For debt, I could just say 'Greece/Argentina/Brazil/Japan/...', but(yes) these aren't the world's reserve currency. U.S could just pay its debt to China by 'printing money'

Still, it also severely hurt Americans and is probably the main problem for the middle class. Wages don't keep up with inflation and assets are inflated, so their purchasing power is smaller and citizens usually get indebted themselves.

parent dataker 11 years ago

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