Why More Stimulus Wouldn't Save the Market

We've seen this time and again in the Age of Quantitative Easing: Stocks rally whenever central banks talk stimulus. On the face of it, it's absurd that governments would direct the supposedly independent central banks, with the aim of boosting the stock market. That sounds like a conspiracy theory. Unfortunately, that conspiracy happens to be true. They haven't tried very hard to hide it. Of course, that's not how it's "supposed" to be, but we all know it happens; we all know who funds central banks' money-printing sprees. And we all know that the trillions of dollars they create act like a tidal wave of cash that lifts share prices. Take the gains that brings, by all means, but please don't have any illusions that these gains are even remotely healthy. Rather, it's a sign of profound addiction. But that's not even the most worrisome thing in play here... Tags: can stimulus save the market , ECB stimulus , more stimulus , stimulus To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2016 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post Why More Stimulus Wouldn't Save the Market appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .