Those who had invested in the stock market saw much of their wealth wiped out; those who had put their money in safe government bonds saw retirement income diminish to near zero, as the Fed relentlessly drove down both short- and long-term interest rates.
Aqueles que investiram no Mercado bolsista viram desaparecer muita da sua riqueza; aqueles que aplicaram o seu dinheiro em títulos de dívida pública viram os rendimentos da sua reforma a diminuir quase até zero, à medida que a Fed baixava incessantemente as taxas de juro tanto no curto como no longo prazo.