"I expect that the U.S. economy is presently entering a
 recession,  which is global in nature. It is unlikely to respond 
meaningfully to monetary  stimulus, which has already gone well past the
 point of diminishing returns, and on to the point of recklessness. 
 
"At present yields, a further round of QE would essentially amount  to fiscal
 policy, subsidizing bond  market speculators and banks, and ultimately 
producing near-certain losses for  the Fed, after interest, and at 
public expense." John Hussman, Ph.D.