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Welcome to La-La Land: This Market Feels Familiar (And Dangerous?)

Welcome to La-La Land: This Market Feels Familiar (And Dangerous?)

Right now it feels like we’re living in a financial version of “La La Land.” Even the historically-seasonal instability of September and October failed to materialize. Like the part in a movie where everything seems fine, even as the ominous soundtrack is shifting, are we in a dreamlike uptrend while potential cracks are forming beneath our feet?

U.S. equity markets are floating at all-time highs. Yet several cross-currents remain:

  • New hiring is slowing
  • Consumer and wholesale prices are rising
  • The full weight of tariffs has not been realized
  • The Federal Reserve is signaling more rate cuts, but inflation metrics are sticky
  • Small businesses are feeling it
  • Big companies are trimming staff

We have seen this movie before.

Welcome to La-La Land: This Market Feels Familiar (And Dangerous?)

Author: Tommy Mayes
Category: Systematic Investing
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Welcome to La-La Land: This Market Feels Familiar (And Dangerous?)

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