Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve came to the rescue of the stagnant U.S. economy on Thursday, thrilling advocates of forceful monetary policy to address unemployment, disappointing Republicans who prefer that nothing be done that could possibly stimulate the economy (even if the impact of the Fed move won't be felt before the election), goosing the stock market to a five-year high, and sending Twitter into a delirious conniption.
Here is how the reaction to "QE3" played out, in 140-character outbursts, with a couple of footnotes to provide added clarity.
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* In Fed-watching parlance, "doves" advocate "looser" policy to boost employment, while "hawks" advocate "tighter" policy to keep inflation down.
** This is exactly what Rick Perry warned against!
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