As summed up by CNBC columnist Jeff Cox, reflecting the views of financial experts across the board, the impact of the Fed’s far-reaching actions has been to staunch hemorrhaging when “the U.S. economy was in free fall,” stabilizing financial markets, enabling continued economic activity to the extent possible, and providing hope for “avoiding a downturn that would rival the Great Depression. [read post]

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