Nasdaq · September 1, 2010
The day hopes for a second round of QE grew
+2.97%
single-day change vs previous close
Part of a longer stretch
Ten months the second round of QE bought
early in it · 2010-07-02 → 2011-04-29, +37.37% over the whole period
What happened that day?
- The Nasdaq rose 2.97% on the day
- The August manufacturing survey came in better than expected, easing the summer-long worry about a second recession
- At the same time expectations were building that the Fed would buy more government bonds, after its chair said in August that it would if needed
- That combination is the market's favourite picture — an economy that is not breaking alongside support that continues
- The Fed did begin its second round of bond buying in November, and the Nasdaq rose into April of the next year
- The advance of this period came more from the quantity of money than from earnings
Sources
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