Instead, you're seeing the predictable effect of
artificially suppressed interest rates coupled with «free» money being poured into an investment and banking system through the primary dealer banks.
The Canadian funds, which have pioneered the strategy of using alternative investments in pensions, are joining private - equity giants KKR & Co. and Apollo Global Management LLC and other nonbank firms in seeking to profit from high - yield credit as central banks around the
world suppress interest rates.
Despite suppressing interest rates for many years to bolster its credibility on inflation, the Bank of Japan has been forced to pledge significant ongoing monetary stimulus until price rises stabilize above its 2 % target.
In such a scenario where the FOMC explicitly and
continuously suppresses interest rates and credit spreads, and monetizes the Federal debt with open market purchases, private sector entities such as banks, companies and pension funds soon will become superfluous.
Back in mid-December 2012, the Fed revealed that it may be nearer to ending its $ 85 billion per month economic stimulus in the form of Treasury notes (more commonly known as Quantitative Easing 3 or QE3), which has led to
suppressed interest rate levels.
Druckenmiller argues the U.S. Federal Reserve has
artificially suppressed interest rates and refers to the current situation as the most excessive and drawn out monetary easing policy in the history of the United States.
Though I do think that Yellen is incorrect to believe that
suppressed interest rates are de facto stimulatory to the economy or the labor market, I'm pleasantly surprised by the tone she has struck otherwise.
While every economy is different, investors should recognize that
suppressed interest rates have never supported permanently rich stock market valuations anywhere.
In recent years, the monetary easing policy has
suppressed interest rates and increased the money supply in an effort to promote increased lending and liquidity.
The combination of
suppressed interest rates and low volatility has contributed to an extended period in which the performance of value investing has lagged growth investing.
Druckenmiller argues the U.S. Federal Reserve has artificially
suppressed interest rates and refers to the current situation as the most excessive and drawn out monetary easing policy in the history of the United States.
They suppress interest rates to the bone and leave them there for about 9 years, maintain massive liquidity and ease of credit and then wonder why they got the result they did.