ViewpointsOpinionStock Market an Instrument of US Foreign PolicyPerformance is less of a riddle than many think, when viewed from a more strategic perspectiveSavePrintThe Federal Reserve Building seen through a fence in Washington on June 17, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty ImagesJames Gorrie9/8/2020|Updated: 9/8/2020CommentaryWhat’s going on with the U.S. stock market’s amazing performance in these pandemic times?Share this articleLeave a commentJames GorrieAuthorJames Gorrie is the author of the 2013 book “The China Crisis” and discusses current events and China on his YouTube Podcast, The Banana Republican. Author’s Selected ArticlesWhy Is the CCP Persecuting the Peaceful Falun Gong Spiritual Practice?Aug 20, 2025No Escape? China Stopping Foreign Executives From LeavingAug 19, 2025China’s Xi and CCP Under Growing PressureAug 08, 2025Communist China’s Pain Is America’s GainAug 07, 2025Related Topicsstock marketUS foreign policy