HIBL - The FED Ends The $6 Trillion QE4: How The Markets May React

• On March 9th, 2022 the Federal Reserve conducted their final open market purchase effectively ending the Covid QE program started in March 2020.
• The Fed meets again on March 16th in the next FOMC meeting to decide on interest rate increases and steps to address rising inflation.
• This article looks at the impact of the prior three quantitative easing programs and subsequent market effects after each program ended.
• A major focus is on the quantitative tightening period and how that may again impact markets in 2022.
• QE periods were the most positive for the S&P 500 returns, while the QT activity in 2018 was the most negative.

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