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In Reply to: The stock markets. I just don't get it. posted by free.ranger on August 28, 2020 at 07:31:33:
All these equity markets are capitalization-weighted and big tech is BIG.
Over in the bond markets, there's a different reality with low interest rates as far as the eye can see, i.e. sluggish economic activity for years.
Time will tell.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - The stock markets. I just don't get it. - free.ranger 07:31:33 08/28/20 (74)
- RE: The stock markets. I just don't get it. - gmike 10:06:00 08/29/20 (2)
- Elon's friend owns this - bullethead 10:28:33 08/29/20 (1)
- RE: Elon's friend owns this - gmike 11:11:57 08/29/20 (0)
- +1 Also, corporations and investors can borrow virtually free of interest - Jay Buridan 13:40:25 08/28/20 (4)
- Consumer-less might be a misnomer. - free.ranger 14:05:28 08/28/20 (2)
- Yeah, it's more like an economy without wage-workers - Jay Buridan 17:21:22 08/28/20 (1)
- RE: Yeah, it's more like an economy without wage-workers - rivervalley817 18:16:50 08/28/20 (0)
- RE: +1 Also, corporations and investors can borrow virtually free of interest - rivervalley817 14:00:04 08/28/20 (0)
- Hasn't the FED been hovering up billions of securities . . . - Billy Wonka 12:54:19 08/28/20 (0)
- Well, it's not tough to understand when you know this: - tinear 12:24:17 08/28/20 (3)
- RE: Well, it's not tough to understand when you know this: - rivervalley817 12:45:44 08/28/20 (2)
- We're all just worker bees working for a queen? Only difference: - tinear 12:51:46 08/28/20 (1)
- RE: We're all just worker bees working for a queen? Only difference: - rivervalley817 13:05:39 08/28/20 (0)
- RE: The stock markets. I just don't get it. - fredtr 11:32:20 08/28/20 (1)
- RE: The stock markets. I just don't get it. - rivervalley817 11:41:16 08/28/20 (0)
- Simple: The Stock Market IS NOT the economy - nt - AbeCollins 09:41:40 08/28/20 (0)
- It's like this . . . - BillH 09:03:08 08/28/20 (1)
- "Economy" has always been a mutually agreed upon myth. nt - tinear 12:28:21 08/28/20 (0)
- RE: The stock markets. I just don't get it. - Barry 08/28/2008:54:11 08/28/20 (0)
- Where else can you invest and at least have a chance to grow your money? - Rick W 08:48:41 08/28/20 (43)
- People need to focus on protecting their money, not growing it ................ - Cut-Throat 08:53:17 08/28/20 (42)
- RE: People need to focus on protecting their money, not growing it ................ - srdavis2000 09:14:13 08/28/20 (8)
- RE: People need to focus on protecting their money, not growing it ................ - Cut-Throat 09:24:37 08/28/20 (7)
- RE: People need to focus on protecting their money, not growing it ................ - srdavis2000 10:04:51 08/28/20 (6)
- RE: People need to focus on protecting their money, not growing it ................ - Cut-Throat 11:36:33 08/28/20 (5)
- RE: People need to focus on protecting their money, not growing it ................ - srdavis2000 12:52:51 08/28/20 (4)
- Everybody is diffferent ... - reelsmith. 13:10:51 08/28/20 (3)
- All depends upon who's driving economic policy - E-Stat 09:13:46 08/28/20 (25)
- Black Swans Drive the Markets to Crash ................... - Cut-Throat 09:28:43 08/28/20 (24)
- 2020 is a polka dot swan..... - BillH 09:41:59 08/28/20 (8)
- RE: 2020 is a polka dot swan..... - E-Stat 10:05:17 08/28/20 (7)
- RE: 2020 is a polka dot swan..... - BillH 10:43:05 08/28/20 (3)
- RE: 2020 is a polka dot swan..... - E-Stat 11:45:55 08/28/20 (2)
- RE: 2020 is a polka dot swan..... - BillH 12:02:59 08/28/20 (1)
- Thanks! - E-Stat 12:13:49 08/28/20 (0)
- RE: 2020 is a polka dot swan..... - Waxxy 10:18:36 08/28/20 (0)
- RE: 2020 is a polka dot swan..... - srdavis2000 10:14:13 08/28/20 (1)
- You really don't have to be a rocket scientist - E-Stat 10:21:54 08/28/20 (0)
- RE: Black Swans Drive the Markets to Crash ................... - E-Stat 09:41:32 08/28/20 (14)
- LOL. So then you admit that both Bush's financial policies caused the market/economic messes they left? - Rick W 10:14:10 08/28/20 (13)
- What caused the 2008 crash - E-Stat 10:33:09 08/28/20 (10)
- Even funnier. - Rick W 11:04:49 08/28/20 (7)
- Get real.... - Rod M 12:37:27 08/28/20 (0)
- Actually - E-Stat 11:41:27 08/28/20 (4)
- You just can't admit Repubs leave economic troubles in their wake. My sides hurt from laughing :-) nt - Rick W 12:04:49 08/28/20 (3)
- I don't hurt from laughing, but - E-Stat 12:15:53 08/28/20 (2)
- And you didn't enjoy an increase when Obama cleaned up the Republican mess? Too bad. nt - Rick W 12:29:40 08/28/20 (1)
- What mess? - E-Stat 12:35:49 08/28/20 (0)
- RE: Even funnier. - rivervalley817 11:17:35 08/28/20 (0)
- RE: What caused the 2008 crash - dean_martin 10:50:46 08/28/20 (1)
- RE: What caused the 2008 crash - rivervalley817 11:00:07 08/28/20 (0)
- Well bailing is always a bad idea. - srdavis2000 10:21:14 08/28/20 (1)
- RE: Well bailing is always a bad idea. - rivervalley817 11:50:15 08/28/20 (0)
- I have waaaay less than 30% in the market but AM growing my money. - Rick W 09:11:55 08/28/20 (6)
- It's all a sticky wicket.... - Rod M 12:03:16 08/28/20 (5)
- RE: It's all a sticky wicket.... - rivervalley817 12:16:03 08/28/20 (4)
- RE: It's all a sticky wicket.... - Rod M 12:47:16 08/28/20 (3)
- RE: It's all a sticky wicket.... - rivervalley817 13:02:09 08/28/20 (2)
- RE: It's all a sticky wicket.... - Rod M 13:21:27 08/28/20 (1)
- RE: It's all a sticky wicket.... - rivervalley817 13:39:24 08/28/20 (0)
- It's a House of Cards .............................. - Cut-Throat 08:48:16 08/28/20 (2)
- RE: It's a House of Cards .............................. - Lee of Omaha 09:56:54 08/28/20 (0)
- Yes. - ghost of olddude55 09:24:11 08/28/20 (0)
- small business destroyed, deflation - bullethead 08:24:25 08/28/20 (0)
- As I understand it... - Ivan303 07:55:08 08/28/20 (5)
- RE: Honestly I would rather have Social Security funds go into the markets - bean 08:45:08 08/28/20 (1)
- LOL ! ................nt - Cut-Throat 08:49:32 08/28/20 (0)
- The good old days ... - SamA 08:29:50 08/28/20 (2)
- It's the new economy... - dean_martin 07:43:04 08/28/20 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: The stock markets. I just don't get it. - Barry 08/28/2008:54:11 08/28/20 (0)