Leon Cooperman Says Fed Fuels a Debt Binge the Economy Can’t Handle

WATCH: Leon Cooperman says Federal Reserve monetary policy under Chair Jerome Powell has created a "speculative environment" for equity markets.(Source: Bloomberg)
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The Federal Reserve has created a speculative bubble that has pushed debt levels beyond what the U.S. economy can support, Leon Cooperman said.

“They have created a real speculative environment,” Cooperman said Monday on Bloomberg Television. “I am uncomfortable at the present time, not because of the virus, because I’m focused on something the market isn’t focused on. And that is the amount of debt that’s being created. Who pays for the party when the party is over?”