I still think the key to this gambit is manipulation of the bond market. 10-year yields probably would be 4.6% instead of 3.6% if the market was allowed to operate freely.
Who can blame the boys for piling into stocks if they think interest rates (short and long) will remain absurdly low for a long time no matter how high stocks go or far down the dollar plunges.
“The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice.” Mahatma Gandhi