Executive Summary:
Investors’ panic attack Thursday was another of many short-lived frights that haunt bull runs. Our economic analyses help us spot the difference between panic-generated minor pullbacks and scarier downturns like corrections and bear markets. Corrections tend to occur when investors fear a recession that doesn’t happen. Bear markets tend to be caused by recessions. Currently, the economy remains resilient, and a recession is unlikely, in our opinion. Plenty of frightening scenarios have been floating around in recent years, but our confidence in the resilience of the economy has helped us to expose them as phantoms. ... Check out the accompanying chart collection.
Halloween I: Panic Attacks
Time flies when we are having fun. This year has been loads of fun in the stock market if you enjoy rollercoaster rides. It has been mostly a joy ride since the pandemic started. Since then, there have been four significant (higher) lows in the
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