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The Fed announcement Wednesday afternoon made perfect sense. They see a strengthening economy with no real risk of recession in sight. Therefore, they will soon move ahead on the the slow and steady sale of their enormous balance sheet of bonds.
What happened after that makes no sense at all!
Bond rates went down...the exact opposite of what logic says should happen. Simply stated if the Fed sells bonds, then supply increases which Econ 101 tells us should drive up rates to appeal to more buyers.
Welcome to the crazy modern market where there is a curve ball around every corner.
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The Fed announcement Wednesday afternoon made perfect sense. They see a strengthening economy with no real risk of recession in sight. Therefore, they will soon move ahead on the the slow and steady sale of their enormous balance sheet of bonds. 
