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(Soohee Cho)

(Soohee Cho)

How the Fed Bailed Out the Investor Class Without Spending a Cent

Just announcing $4.5 trillion in future spending to support securities markets was enough to keep owners of capital protected from the downsides of the coronavirus.

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