"Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States" — Sen. Barry Goldwater

Markets have been manipulated by the Federal Reserve for years through cheap money, and the buying assets thereby causing asset prices to rise at a rate not supportable by value.

BlackRock said in a May report outlining its "firm wide" ESG initiatives that it aims to "engage with investee companies on ESG problems to increase long-term value." In fact, Fink stated in 2017 that he wanted to shift corporate America's course toward progressive outcomes.