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LONDON (Reuters) - Central bank support for pandemic-hit economies looks to endure well past the recovery in output, leaving investors little option but to keep chasing a parabolic bull market until the fabled “punch bowl” is eventually removed.
The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
William McChesney Martin - the longest serving Federal Reserve chief between 1951 and 1970 - is credited with the famous quote about the Fed’s main job being to “take away the punch bowl just as the party gets going” - or tighten credit once the economy recovers from recession.