Quote from DeepFried:
It was darkly hilarious to see a big rally on the "good" inflation news.
The money managers are like any other business in that they want to put cash to work to generate profits. The only way for most of them to do that is buy stocks that go up. They've got cash built up after this year's selloff and have been trying/hoping to push this pig of a market higher but there's really nothing to get excited about.
The people who run big money feel pretty great about things. They're doing just fine. The economy is ill and our political situation is a total disaster but that doesn't impact them. So yeah, what the hell - buy stocks! Meanwhile, $130 oil & $4/gallon gas, hugely higher food prices, and "flat" inflation for the Unwashed Masses. We live in interesting times.