We are not convinced the Fed is sowing the seeds of the next crisis by pursuing very easy monetary policy, even if this contributes to higher asset prices. Instead, history suggests the main factors inflating bubbles that pose serious risks to the economy are the leverage in, and related regulation of, the financial system.
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