They've kept the markets liquid during a time when consumers and bankers alike became Shylocks: hording money and refusing to spend out of irrational fear. In my opinion, the G20 countries, especially China, have done a commendable job keeping business alive and their economies liquid... It's very likely that 2010 will be a very prosperous year. Personally, I've already recovered all my losses from fall '08 and we're not even firmly out of the recession yet. Jobs and consumer recovery are traditionally always the last things to recover from a recession, stop worrying so much and just be patient.