They effectively propped up the economy as foreign investors took a pass. (feedspot.com)
In 2006, just a few months before this nation fell into a spiral of financial collapse thanks to, yes, predatory lenders propping up an economy that was supposedly red hot, with an inflated stock market, the U.S. Department of Defense was already beginning to smell a rat. (indivisibleny19.com)
In the absence of the middle class, the Fed has been artificially propping up the economy but the foundation is starting to crack. (theoptionguru.com)