Don’t Fight the Fed in 2026

To understand 2026, we need to rewind. The Federal Reserve was created in 1913 to stabilize the

banking system. Over time, it became the most powerful financial institution in the

world, controlling interest rates, liquidity, and ultimately,

the direction of asset prices. Key figures like Paul Volcker in the 1980 used high

interest rates to crush inflation. Alan Greenspan in the 1990 became famous for the Greenspan

Put, cutting rates whenever markets stumbled. Ben Bernanke in 2008 unleashed quantitative

easing to rescue the system during the financial crisis. Jerome Powell in 2020 repeated the

playbook during the pandemic. The twist? Every time the Fed intervenes,