Only in the sense that the article reports what have been obvious for some time. What it says is nothing new. They chose to pay attention now that they cannot spin it as another temporary hiccup in the market.
Actually, you should be glad that they managed to shore up the market this long.
True, but I'm greedy and would like for them to have kept the secret a bit longer. I'm trying to sell a house in FL (read "DM's Secret Agenda behind his comments") and I needed the secret kept long enough for me to unloa . . . . er, sell it!!